Where does “hormonirauhanen” come from?

hormonirauhanen (Finnish) comes from Finnish rauhanen, from Finnish Rauha, from Finnish rauha, from Proto-Finnic rauha — peace, tranquility.

hormonirauhanen (Finnish): endocrine gland any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct

Definitions

  1. endocrine gland any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct

Ancestry of “hormonirauhanen”, step by step

hormonirauhanen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rauhanen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrauhanengland
2FinnishRauhapeace, harmony, calm state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony
3Finnishrauhapeace, harmony, calm; peace
4Proto-Finnicrauhapeace, tranquility

via Finnish hormoni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhormonihormone
2EnglishhormoneAny substance produced by one tissue and conveyed...
3Ancient Greekὁρμήviolent pressure, assault, force; first...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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