Where does “luuposliini” come from?
luuposliini (Finnish) comes from Finnish luu, from Proto-Finnic luu, from Proto-Uralic luwe, from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás — fox.
luuposliini (Finnish): bone china
Definitions
- bone china
Ancestry of “luuposliini”, step by step
luuposliini 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 |
via Finnish posliini
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | posliini | porcelain; shaved genitalia |