Where does “puolikuuluu” come from?

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

puolikuuluu (Finnish): A lunate bone, os lunatum

Definitions

  1. A lunate bone, os lunatum

Ancestry of “puolikuuluu”, step by step

puolikuuluu 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 puolikuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolikuuhalf-moon; crescent
2FinnishKuuThe Moon the satellite of the Earth
3Finnishkuusisix; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies"
4Proto-Finnickuucisix
5Proto-Uralickutteridge; six
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh →Every word from Proto-Uralic luwe →