Where does “hukkumiskuolema” come from?

hukkumiskuolema (Finnish) comes from Finnish hukkuminen, from Finnish -minen, from Proto-Finnic -minen, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

hukkumiskuolema (Finnish): death by drowning

Definitions

  1. death by drowning

Ancestry of “hukkumiskuolema”, step by step

hukkumiskuolema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hukkuminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhukkuminendrowning; Fourth infinitive of hukkua
2Finnish-minenForms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds...
3Proto-Finnic-minenForms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of...
4Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
5Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Finnish kuolema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuolemadeath, demise, decease; deathly
2Proto-Finnickoolemadeath
3Proto-Finnickooldakto die
4Proto-Uralickale-to die
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Finnish -minen →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ma →