Where does “pohjeluu” come from?

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

pohjeluu (Finnish): calf bone, fibula

Definitions

  1. calf bone, fibula

Ancestry of “pohjeluu”, step by step

pohjeluu 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 pohje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjecalf

Words derived from “pohjeluu

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HrawpāćásEvery word from Proto-Iranian *HrawpācáhEvery word from Proto-Uralic luwe