Where does “ristipiiluu” come from?

ristipiiluu (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian piiluu, from Ingrian luu, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *luu.

ristipiiluu (Ingrian): sacrum

Definitions

  1. sacrum

Ancestry of “ristipiiluu”, step by step

ristipiiluu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian piiluu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpiiluuvertebra
2Ingrianluubone
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*luu—

via Ingrian risti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianristicross
2Finnish-iäiset—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *luu →Every word from Ingrian luu →Every word from Ingrian piiluu →