Where does “jännekipu” come from?

jännekipu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kipu, from Proto-Finnic kipu, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

jännekipu (Finnish): tendon pain

Definitions

  1. tendon pain

Ancestry of “jännekipu”, step by step

jännekipu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kipu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkipupain; ache
2Proto-Finnickipupain, ache
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish jänne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjännetendon, sinew; bowstring, string; chord
2Proto-Finnicjändekbowstring
3Proto-Uralicjäntestring
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