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Where does “heinäallergia” come from?

heinäallergia (Finnish) comes from Finnish allergia, from German Allergie, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

heinäallergia (Finnish): hay fever

Definitions

  1. hay fever

Ancestry of “heinäallergia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishallergiaallergy
2GermanAllergieallergy
3Ancient Greekἄλλοςother, another, different, else; in combination...
4Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
5Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
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