Where does “luukala” come from?
luukala (Finnish) comes from Finnish luu, from Proto-Finnic luu, from Proto-Uralic luwe, from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás — fox.
luukala (Finnish): bony fish
Definitions
- bony fish
Ancestry of “luukala”, step by step
luukala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |