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
ihosyöpä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish syöpä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 | — |
via Finnish iho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | iho | skin of a human being; skin of a human being or... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | iho | skin; body |