Where does “lonkkaluu” come from?

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

lonkkaluu (Finnish): A hip bone or innominate bone

Definitions

  1. A hip bone or innominate bone

Ancestry of “lonkkaluu”, step by step

lonkkaluu 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 lonkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlonkkahip, haunch; lonkalta: from the hip
2Proto-GermanichlankōA bend; curve; side; flank; hip
3Proto-Germanichlankazflexible; bendsome; slim; slender; sleek
4Proto-Indo-Europeankleng-to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh →Every word from Proto-Uralic luwe →