Where does “jalustaa” come from?

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

jalustaa (Finnish): to sheet; Partitive singular form of jalusta

Definitions

  1. to sheet; Partitive singular form of jalusta

Ancestry of “jalustaa”, step by step

jalustaa 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 taa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka →Every word from Proto-Finnic jalka →Every word from Finnish jalka →