Where does “nilkkaluu” come from?

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

nilkkaluu (Finnish): A tarsal bone or tarsal

Definitions

  1. A tarsal bone or tarsal

Ancestry of “nilkkaluu”, step by step

nilkkaluu 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 nilkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnilkkaankle
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh →Every word from Proto-Uralic luwe →