Where does “reisiluu” come from?

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

reisiluu (Finnish): A femur or thighbone

Definitions

  1. A femur or thighbone

Ancestry of “reisiluu”, step by step

reisiluu 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 reisi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreisithigh; femur; femoral
2Proto-Finnicraicithigh
3Finnishrietaswanton, lewd, lascivious
4Proto-Finnicreet'as

Words derived from “reisiluu

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