Where does “hevosyskä” come from?

hevosyskä (Finnish) comes from Finnish hevonen, from Proto-Finnic hepoinen, from Proto-Finnic -inen — -ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en.

hevosyskä (Finnish): equine cough, equine influenza

Definitions

  1. equine cough, equine influenza

Ancestry of “hevosyskä”, step by step

hevosyskä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hevonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhevonenhorse, "Equus caballus"; horse; knight
2Proto-Finnichepoinenhorse
3Proto-Finnic-inen-ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en

via Finnish yskä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyskäcough; tussis
Every word from Proto-Finnic -inen →Every word from Proto-Finnic hepoinen →Every word from Finnish hevonen →
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