Where does “haamusärky” come from?
haamusärky (Finnish) comes from Finnish särky, from Finnish särkeä, from Proto-Finnic särkedäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćärke-.
haamusärky (Finnish): phantom pain
Ancestry of “haamusärky”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | särky | ache |
| 2 | Finnish | särkeä | to break; to be sore, ache; Partitive singular ... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | särkedäk | to be sore, to ache; to break |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | ćärke- | — |