Where does “kitaluu” come from?

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

kitaluu (Finnish): sphenoid bone

Definitions

  1. sphenoid bone

Ancestry of “kitaluu”, step by step

kitaluu 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 kita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkitamouth; throat, pharynx
2Proto-Finnickitathroat, pharynx, mouth
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HrawpāćásEvery word from Proto-Iranian *HrawpācáhEvery word from Proto-Uralic luwe