Where does “hiussairaus” come from?
hiussairaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish sairaus, from Finnish sairas, from Proto-Finnic sairas, from Proto-Germanic sairaz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- — to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind.
hiussairaus (Finnish): (head) hair disease
Definitions
- (head) hair disease
Ancestry of “hiussairaus”, step by step
hiussairaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sairaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sairaus | sickness, illness, malady, disease, ailment |
| 2 | Finnish | sairas | ill, sick; A sick person |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | sairas | ill, sick |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sairaz | sore, painful |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂yro- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂y- | to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind |
via Finnish hius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hius | a single hair, strand of hair |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hibus | hair on the head; hair, strand of hair |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hiwją | appearance, blee; form, shape; mold, mildew |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |