Where does “antihistamiini” come from?

antihistamiini (Finnish) comes from Finnish anti, from Finnish antaa, from Proto-Finnic antadak, from Proto-Uralic ëmta- — to give.

antihistamiini (Finnish): antihistamine

Definitions

  1. antihistamine

Ancestry of “antihistamiini”, step by step

antihistamiini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish anti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishantioffering, issue; the achieved outcome or result
2Finnishantaato give; to allow; to present, donate; To let,...
3Proto-Finnicantadakto give
4Proto-Uralicëmta-to give

via Finnish histamiini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhistamiinihistamine
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëmta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic antadak →Every word from Finnish antaa →