Where does “jalusköysi” come from?

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

jalusköysi (Finnish): sheet rope

Definitions

  1. sheet rope

Ancestry of “jalusköysi”, step by step

jalusköysi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jalus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalussheet
2Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
3Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
4Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—

via Finnish köysi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishköysirope
2Proto-Finnickeücirope
3Proto-Uralickewδe—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka →Every word from Proto-Finnic jalka →Every word from Finnish jalka →