Where does “ihosyöpä” come from?
ihosyöpä (Finnish) comes from Finnish syöpä, from Finnish syödä, from Proto-Finnic söödäk, from Proto-Indo-European suH-é.
ihosyöpä (Finnish): skin cancer
Ancestry of “ihosyöpä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | syöpä | cancer; Third-person singular indicative present... |
| 2 | Finnish | syödä | to eat; to wear out, to tire, to strain; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | söödäk | to eat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | suH-é | — |