Where does “äitiyskuolema” come from?

äitiyskuolema (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuolema, from Proto-Finnic koolema, from Proto-Finnic kooldak, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.

äitiyskuolema (Finnish): maternal death

Definitions

  1. maternal death

Ancestry of “äitiyskuolema”, step by step

äitiyskuolema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuolema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuolemadeath, demise, decease; deathly
2Proto-Finnickoolemadeath
3Proto-Finnickooldakto die
4Proto-Uralickale-to die

via Finnish äitiys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäitiysmotherhood, maternity
2Finnishäitimother; the letter "Ä" in the Finnish spelling...
3Finnishäitei—
4Proto-Germanicaiþį̄mother
Every word from Proto-Uralic kale- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kooldak →Every word from Proto-Finnic koolema →