Where does “kuveluu” come from?

kuveluu (Ingrian) comes from Finnish kuve, from Proto-Finnic kubeh, from Proto-Germanic hupiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeu̯bh₂-.

kuveluu (Ingrian): temporal bone

Definitions

  1. temporal bone

Ancestry of “kuveluu”, step by step

kuveluu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuvewaist; loins; beef flank
2Proto-Finnickubehgroin
3Proto-Germanichupizhip, haunch, upper part of the thigh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeu̯bh₂-—

via Ingrian luu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianluubone
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*luu—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeu̯bh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hupiz →Every word from Proto-Finnic kubeh →
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