Where does “kalmaluu” come from?

kalmaluu (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian kalma, from Proto-Finnic kalma, from Proto-Uralic kalma, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.

kalmaluu (Ingrian): bone found in a graveyard

Definitions

  1. bone found in a graveyard

Ancestry of “kalmaluu”, step by step

kalmaluu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian kalma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankalmaburial mound
2Proto-Finnickalmagrave; death
3Proto-Uralickalmagrave; ? death
4Proto-Uralickale-to die

via Ingrian luu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianluubone
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*luu—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kale- →Every word from Proto-Uralic kalma →Every word from Proto-Finnic kalma →