Where does “ihosiirre” come from?

ihosiirre (Finnish) comes from Finnish siirre, from Finnish siirtää, from Proto-Finnic siirtädäk — to move, to transfer.

ihosiirre (Finnish): skin graft

Definitions

  1. skin graft

Ancestry of “ihosiirre”, step by step

ihosiirre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siirre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiirregraft
2Finnishsiirtääto move, transfer; to transfer; to reschedule,...
3Proto-Finnicsiirtädäkto move, to transfer

via Finnish iho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishihoskin of a human being; skin of a human being or...
2Proto-Finnicihoskin; body
Every word from Proto-Finnic siirtädäk →Every word from Finnish siirtää →Every word from Finnish siirre →