Where does “järvisyyhy” come from?
järvisyyhy (Finnish) comes from Finnish syyhy, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.
järvisyyhy (Finnish): swimmer's itch, duck itch
Definitions
- swimmer's itch, duck itch
Ancestry of “järvisyyhy”, step by step
järvisyyhy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish syyhy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | syyhy | scabies; mange, scab; A heavy and/or persistent... |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |
via Finnish järvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | järvi | lake |
| 2 | Latin | -la | nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative... |