Where does “haimansiirto” come from?

haimansiirto (Finnish) comes from Finnish siirto, from Finnish siirtää, from Proto-Finnic siirtädäk — to move, to transfer.

haimansiirto (Finnish): pancreas transplant, pancreas transplantation

Definitions

  1. pancreas transplant, pancreas transplantation

Ancestry of “haimansiirto”, step by step

haimansiirto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siirto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiirtomove, shift, transport; transfer
2Finnishsiirtääto move, transfer; to transfer; to reschedule,...
3Proto-Finnicsiirtädäkto move, to transfer

via Finnish haima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaimapancreas
Every word from Proto-Finnic siirtädäk →Every word from Finnish siirtää →Every word from Finnish siirto →