Where does “haarakatkos” come from?

haarakatkos (Finnish) comes from Finnish katkos, from Finnish katkoa, from Proto-Finnic katkoidak — to break, to snap; to tear.

haarakatkos (Finnish): bundle branch block

Definitions

  1. bundle branch block

Ancestry of “haarakatkos”, step by step

haarakatkos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish katkos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatkosinterruption, stoppage; outage
2Finnishkatkoato cut, break or snap into several pieces or cut...
3Proto-Finnickatkoidakto break, to snap; to tear

via Finnish haara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaarabranch; fork, bifurcation; offshoot
2Proto-Finnichaarabranch
Every word from Proto-Finnic katkoidak →Every word from Finnish katkoa →Every word from Finnish katkos →