Where does “golfkyynärpää” come from?

golfkyynärpää (Finnish) comes from Finnish golf, from English golf, from Middle Dutch colve, from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

golfkyynärpää (Finnish): golfer's elbow painful inflammation of the medial epicondyle of the elbow caused by overuse of the flexor muscles of the lower arm

Definitions

  1. golfer's elbow painful inflammation of the medial epicondyle of the elbow caused by overuse of the flexor muscles of the lower arm

Ancestry of “golfkyynärpää”, step by step

golfkyynärpää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish golf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgolfgolf
2EnglishgolfA ball game played by individuals competing...
3Middle Dutchcolve—
4Proto-Germanic*kulbazround object, lump
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Finnish kyynärpää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkyynärpääAn elbow; The tip of an elbow
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz →Every word from Middle Dutch colve →