Where does “kämmenluu” come from?

kämmenluu (Finnish) comes from Finnish luu, from Proto-Finnic luu, from Proto-Uralic luwe, from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás — fox.

kämmenluu (Finnish): A metacarpal or metacarpal bone

Definitions

  1. A metacarpal or metacarpal bone

Ancestry of “kämmenluu”, step by step

kämmenluu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluubone
2Proto-Finnicluubone
3Proto-Uralicluwebone
4Proto-Iranian*Hrawpācáhfox
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hrawpāćásfox

via Finnish kämmen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkämmenpalm
2Dutchkammento comb; to use any other comb, even mechanically
3DutchkamA comb, utensil to groom hair, fur etc; A ridge,...
4Middle Dutchkamp—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh →Every word from Proto-Uralic luwe →