Where does “elinsiirre” come from?

elinsiirre (Finnish) comes from Finnish elin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

elinsiirre (Finnish): single organ transplant; transplanted organ

Definitions

  1. single organ transplant; transplanted organ

Ancestry of “elinsiirre”, step by step

elinsiirre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish elin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelinorgan of an organism; governmental body; member
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in
4Proto-Uralic-ma

via Finnish siirre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiirregraft
2Finnishsiirtääto move, transfer; to transfer; to reschedule,...
3Proto-Finnicsiirtädäkto move, to transfer
Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Finnish -inEvery word from Finnish elin