Where does “gastrostomialetku” come from?

gastrostomialetku (Finnish) comes from Finnish letku, from Russian плётка — whip.

gastrostomialetku (Finnish): gastrostomy tube

Definitions

  1. gastrostomy tube

Ancestry of “gastrostomialetku”, step by step

gastrostomialetku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish letku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishletkuA hosepipe, hose
2Russianплёткаwhip

via Finnish gastrostomia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgastrostomiagastrostomy
Every word from Russian плёткаEvery word from Finnish letku
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