Where does “päälaenluu” come from?
päälaenluu (Finnish) comes from Finnish päälaki, from Ingrian laki, from Finnish laki, from Old Swedish lagh, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
päälaenluu (Finnish): the parietal bone
Definitions
- the parietal bone
Ancestry of “päälaenluu”, step by step
päälaenluu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish päälaki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päälaki | A crown, pate, vertex |
| 2 | Ingrian | laki | ceiling |
| 3 | Finnish | laki | A summit, topmost point of eg. a hill or... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | lagh | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | lág | a felled tree; log; lying tree |
| 6 | Old Norse | leggja | to lay, place, put; to make, build |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
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 |