Where does “takasääriluu” come from?
takasääriluu (Finnish) comes from Finnish takasääri, from Finnish sääri, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.
takasääriluu (Finnish): cannon bone
Definitions
- cannon bone
Ancestry of “takasääriluu”, step by step
takasääriluu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish takasääri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | takasääri | cannon |
| 2 | Finnish | sääri | shank, shin; cannon; used to refer to legs from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -lä | Front vowel variant of -la |
| 4 | Finnish | -as | Forms some adjectives; Forms some nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -s | Forms nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -s | — |
via Finnish luu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luu | bone |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | luu | bone |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |