Where does “aavesärky” come from?

aavesärky (Finnish) comes from Finnish särky, from Finnish särkeä, from Proto-Finnic särkedäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćärke-.

aavesärky (Finnish): phantom pain

Definitions

  1. phantom pain

Ancestry of “aavesärky”, step by step

aavesärky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish särky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsärkyache
2Finnishsärkeäto break, shatter, smash cause to break into two or more pieces
3Proto-Finnicsärkedäkto be sore, to ache; to break
4Proto-Finno-Ugricćärke-—

via Finnish aave

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaavephantom; ghost
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćärke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic särkedäk →Every word from Finnish särkeä →