Where does “denguekuume” come from?
denguekuume (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuume, from Finnish kuuma, from Proto-Finnic kuuma — hot.
denguekuume (Finnish): dengue fever
Ancestry of “denguekuume”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kuume | fever, temperature; A rush, a period of feverish... |
| 2 | Finnish | kuuma | hot; ardent, passionate, fervent |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kuuma | hot |