Where does “yläleuanluu” come from?
yläleuanluu (Finnish) comes from Finnish yläleuka, from Finnish ylä-, from Finnish alhaalla, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
yläleuanluu (Finnish): The upper jawbone. The bone consists of a right...
Definitions
- The upper jawbone. The bone consists of a right...
Ancestry of “yläleuanluu”, step by step
yläleuanluu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish yläleuka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yläleuka | maxilla |
| 2 | Finnish | ylä- | upper; superior, high, higher |
| 3 | Finnish | alhaalla | down below, below; down (here/there) |
| 4 | Finnish | ala- | under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |
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 |