Where does “sünnitushaigla” come from?

sünnitushaigla (Estonian) comes from Estonian haigla, from Estonian haige, from Proto-Finnic haikeda — sick, ill.

sünnitushaigla (Estonian): maternity hospital

Definitions

  1. maternity hospital

Ancestry of “sünnitushaigla”, step by step

sünnitushaigla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian haigla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianhaiglahospital
2Estonianhaigesick, ill
3Proto-Finnichaikedasick, ill

via Estonian sünnitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansünnituschildbirth, birthing, delivery
Every word from Proto-Finnic haikeda →Every word from Estonian haige →Every word from Estonian haigla →