Where does “luutuhka” come from?

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

luutuhka (Finnish): bone ash

Definitions

  1. bone ash

Ancestry of “luutuhka”, step by step

luutuhka 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 tuhka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuhkaash
2Proto-Finnictuhkaash
3Proto-Germanictuskijanąto burn, be burning
4Proto-Indo-Europeandh₂uske-
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HrawpāćásEvery word from Proto-Iranian *HrawpācáhEvery word from Proto-Uralic luwe