Where does “keskussairaala” come from?

keskussairaala (Finnish) comes from Finnish sairaala, from Finnish sairas, from Proto-Finnic sairas, from Proto-Germanic sairaz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- — to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind.

keskussairaala (Finnish): central hospital

Definitions

  1. central hospital

Ancestry of “keskussairaala”, step by step

keskussairaala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sairaala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsairaalahospital
2Finnishsairasill, sick; A sick person
3Proto-Finnicsairasill, sick
4Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind

via Finnish keskus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskuscentre/center
2FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske—

Words derived from “keskussairaala”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sairaz →