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Where does “jalus” come from?

jalus (Finnish) comes from Finnish jalka, from Proto-Finnic jalka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka.

jalus (Finnish): sheet

Definitions

  1. sheet

Ancestry of “jalus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—

Words derived from “jalus”

  • jalustaa
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka →