Where does “Elevandiluurand” come from?

Elevandiluurand (Võro) comes from Võro elevandiluu, from Võro luu, from Proto-Finnic luu, from Proto-Uralic luwe, from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás — fox.

Elevandiluurand (Võro): Côte d'Ivoire

Definitions

  1. Côte d'Ivoire

Ancestry of “Elevandiluurand”, step by step

Elevandiluurand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Võro elevandiluu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Võroelevandiluuivory
2Võroluubone
3Proto-Finnicluubone
4Proto-Uralicluwebone
5Proto-Iranian*Hrawpācáhfox
6Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hrawpāćásfox

via Võro rand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Võrorandbeach, shore
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ranta
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HrawpāćásEvery word from Proto-Iranian *HrawpācáhEvery word from Proto-Uralic luwe