Where does “luupää” come from?

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

luupää (Finnish): bonehead

Definitions

  1. bonehead

Ancestry of “luupää”, step by step

luupää 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 pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HrawpāćásEvery word from Proto-Iranian *HrawpācáhEvery word from Proto-Uralic luwe