Where does “kylkiluu” come from?

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

kylkiluu (Finnish): A rib

Definitions

  1. A rib

Ancestry of “kylkiluu”, step by step

kylkiluu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luu

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

via Ingrian luu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianluubone
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*luu—

via Finnish kylki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylkiside; sparerib; loin
2Proto-Finnickülkiside, flank

Words derived from “kylkiluu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh →Every word from Proto-Uralic luwe →