Where does “luufinni” come from?
luufinni (Finnish) comes from Finnish finni, from Swedish Finne, from German finne, from Middle Low German finne, from Old Saxon finna, from Proto-Germanic finnō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pīn- — backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin.
luufinni (Finnish): milium, milk spot, oil seed
Definitions
- milium, milk spot, oil seed
Ancestry of “luufinni”, step by step
luufinni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish finni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | finni | pimple |
| 2 | Swedish | Finne | A Finn a person from Finland |
| 3 | German | finne | big dorsal fin as found in large fish and marine mammals |
| 4 | Middle Low German | finne | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | finna | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | finnō | flipper; fin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pīn- | backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin |
via Finnish luu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luu | bone |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | luu | bone |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |