Where does “norsunluinen” come from?

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

norsunluinen (Finnish): ivory

Definitions

  1. ivory

Ancestry of “norsunluinen”, step by step

norsunluinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish norsunluu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnorsunluuivory
2Finnishluubone
3Proto-Finnicluubone
4Proto-Uralicluwebone
5Proto-Iranian*Hrawpācáhfox
6Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hrawpāćásfox

via Finnish inen

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