Where does “eturauhassyöpä” come from?
eturauhassyöpä (Finnish) comes from Finnish eturauhanen, from Finnish etu-, from Finnish etu, from Finnish esi-, from Proto-Finnic eci, from Albanian *etës, from Proto-Albanian *aitatja, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti — to go.
eturauhassyöpä (Finnish): prostate cancer
Definitions
- prostate cancer
Ancestry of “eturauhassyöpä”, step by step
eturauhassyöpä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish eturauhanen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eturauhanen | prostate, prostate gland |
| 2 | Finnish | etu- | front, fore- |
| 3 | Finnish | etu | advantage; benefit, interest |
| 4 | Finnish | esi- | pre-, fore- |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | eci | before; in front |
| 6 | Albanian | *etës | — |
| 7 | Proto-Albanian | *aitatja | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |