Where does “jälkitauti” come from?

jälkitauti (Finnish) comes from Finnish jälki-, from Finnish jälki, from Proto-Finnic jälki, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jälke.

jälkitauti (Finnish): secondary disease, sequela disease or condition which is caused by an earlier disease or problem

Definitions

  1. secondary disease, sequela disease or condition which is caused by an earlier disease or problem

Ancestry of “jälkitauti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjälki-after-; post-
2Finnishjälkitrace; track; aftermath
3Proto-Finnicjälkitrace, mark; track, trail
4Proto-Finno-Ugricjälke—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jälke →Every word from Finnish jälki- →Every word from Proto-Finnic jälki →