Where does “puruluu” come from?

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

puruluu (Finnish): chewing bone

Definitions

  1. chewing bone

Ancestry of “puruluu”, step by step

puruluu 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 puru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpuruSynonym of pureminen; chewing; A quantity of...
2Proto-Finnicpuru
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HrawpāćásEvery word from Proto-Iranian *HrawpācáhEvery word from Proto-Uralic luwe