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Where does “haimasaareke” come from?

haimasaareke (Finnish) comes from Finnish saareke, from Finnish sääri, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.

haimasaareke (Finnish): pancreatic islet

Definitions

  1. pancreatic islet

Ancestry of “haimasaareke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsaarekeAn island; A small island, especially an...
2Finnishsäärishank, shin; cannon; used to refer to legs from...
3Finnish-läFront vowel variant of -la
4Finnish-asForms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
5Proto-Finnic-s—
6Proto-Finno-Ugric-s—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s →