Where does “hetkurinta” come from?

hetkurinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish rinta, from Finnish -mä — Front vowel variant of -ma.

hetkurinta (Finnish): flail chest

Definitions

  1. flail chest

Ancestry of “hetkurinta”, step by step

hetkurinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrintabreast; chest, especially the front side of it
2Finnish-mäFront vowel variant of -ma

via Finnish hetkua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhetkuaTo shake
Every word from Finnish -mä →Every word from Finnish rinta →