Where does “kuutioluu” come from?

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

kuutioluu (Finnish): cuboid bone

Definitions

  1. cuboid bone

Ancestry of “kuutioluu”, step by step

kuutioluu 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 kuutio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuutiocube; Short for kuutiometri
2Finnishkuusisix; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies"
3Proto-Finnickuucisix
4Proto-Uralickutteridge; six
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh →Every word from Proto-Uralic luwe →