Where does “vaajaluu” come from?

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

vaajaluu (Finnish): cuneiform bone

Definitions

  1. cuneiform bone

Ancestry of “vaajaluu”, step by step

vaajaluu 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 vaaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaajavertical stake; wedge
2Proto-Finnicvakjawedge
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HrawpāćásEvery word from Proto-Iranian *HrawpācáhEvery word from Proto-Uralic luwe