Where does “luunsiru” come from?

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

luunsiru (Finnish): bone chip, bone fragment

Definitions

  1. bone chip, bone fragment

Ancestry of “luunsiru”, step by step

luunsiru 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 siru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsiruA chip; A fragment
2Proto-Finno-Permicsira-
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HrawpāćásEvery word from Proto-Iranian *HrawpācáhEvery word from Proto-Uralic luwe