Where does “jalka” come from?

jalka (Karelian) comes from Proto-Finnic jalka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka.

jalka (Karelian): leg

Definitions

  1. leg

Ancestry of “jalka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
2Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka →Every word from Proto-Finnic jalka →