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Where does “luu” come from?

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

luu (Võro): bone

Definitions

  1. bone

Ancestry of “luu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicluubone
2Proto-Uralicluwebone
3Proto-Iranian*Hrawpācáh—
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hrawpāćás—

Words derived from “luu”

  • elevandiluu
  • Elevandiluurand
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