Where does “surnukeha” come from?

surnukeha (Estonian) comes from Estonian surnu, from Estonian surema, from Proto-Finnic surdak, from Finnish sure-.

surnukeha (Estonian): corpse, dead body

Definitions

  1. corpse, dead body

Ancestry of “surnukeha”, step by step

surnukeha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian surnu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansurnua dead person
2Estoniansuremato die
3Proto-Finnicsurdakto die
4Finnishsure-—

via Estonian keha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankehabody; physical object
Every word from Finnish sure- →Every word from Proto-Finnic surdak →Every word from Estonian surema →