Where does “räpyläjalka” come from?

räpyläjalka (Finnish) comes from Finnish jalka, from Proto-Finnic jalka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka.

räpyläjalka (Finnish): webfoot, webbed foot

Definitions

  1. webfoot, webbed foot

Ancestry of “räpyläjalka”, step by step

räpyläjalka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—

via Finnish räpylä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishräpyläwebfoot; swim fin; baseball mitt
2Finnishräpyttääto blink (eyes, repeatedly)
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka →Every word from Proto-Finnic jalka →Every word from Finnish jalka →