Where does “tarttumajalka” come from?

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

tarttumajalka (Finnish): grip appendage some animals have that can be used to grip things

Definitions

  1. grip appendage some animals have that can be used to grip things

Ancestry of “tarttumajalka”, step by step

tarttumajalka 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 tarttua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarttuato catch, grab, seize; to be transmitted; to be...
2Proto-Finnictarttudakto stick, adhere
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