Where does “istuinkyhmy” come from?

istuinkyhmy (Finnish) comes from Finnish istuin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

istuinkyhmy (Finnish): ischial tuberosity

Definitions

  1. ischial tuberosity

Ancestry of “istuinkyhmy”, step by step

istuinkyhmy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish istuin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishistuinseat; First-person singular indicative past form...
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Finnish kyhmy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyhmyswelling, protuberance
2Finnishkuhmuknot, swelling, bump
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Finnish -in →Every word from Finnish istuin →