Where does “luu” come from?
luu (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic luu, from Proto-Uralic luwe, from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás — fox.
luu (Finnish): bone
Definitions
- bone
Ancestry of “luu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | luu | bone |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |