Where does “jäykistysleikkaus” come from?
jäykistysleikkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish jäykistys, from Finnish jäykistää, from Finnish jäykkä, from Finnish jää, from Proto-Finnic jää, from Proto-Uralic jäŋe — ice.
jäykistysleikkaus (Finnish): arthrodesis
Definitions
- arthrodesis
Ancestry of “jäykistysleikkaus”, step by step
jäykistysleikkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jäykistys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jäykistys | stiffening |
| 2 | Finnish | jäykistää | to stiffen |
| 3 | Finnish | jäykkä | stiff, rigid |
| 4 | Finnish | jää | ice; rock; in the expression on the rocks =... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | jää | ice |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | jäŋe | ice |
via Finnish leikkaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leikkaus | cut, cutting; operation, surgery; perioperative |
| 2 | Finnish | leikata | to cut; to incise; to mow |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | leik'at'ak | to cut |