Where does “norsunluunvalkoinen” come from?

norsunluunvalkoinen (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.

norsunluunvalkoinen (Finnish): Having the white color of ivory

Definitions

  1. Having the white color of ivory

Ancestry of “norsunluunvalkoinen”, step by step

norsunluunvalkoinen 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 valkoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalkoinenwhite; Caucasian; A white colour
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh →Every word from Proto-Uralic luwe →