Where does “finnitauti” come from?
finnitauti (Finnish) comes from Finnish finni, from Swedish Finne, from German finne, from Middle Low German finne, from Old Saxon finna, from Proto-Germanic finnō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pīn- — backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin.
finnitauti (Finnish): Synonym of akne
Definitions
- Synonym of akne
Ancestry of “finnitauti”, step by step
finnitauti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish finni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | finni | pimple |
| 2 | Swedish | Finne | A Finn a person from Finland |
| 3 | German | finne | big dorsal fin as found in large fish and marine mammals |
| 4 | Middle Low German | finne | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | finna | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | finnō | flipper; fin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pīn- | backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin |