Where does “rystysluu” come from?

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

rystysluu (Finnish): knucklebone

Definitions

  1. knucklebone

Ancestry of “rystysluu”, step by step

rystysluu 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 rystynen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrystynenknuckle
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh →Every word from Proto-Uralic luwe →