Where does “keuhkoastma” come from?

keuhkoastma (Finnish) comes from Finnish keuhko, from Finnish kevyt, from Finnish keveä, from Proto-Finnic kepedä, from Proto-Uralic kepä — light, of little weight.

keuhkoastma (Finnish): bronchial asthma

Definitions

  1. bronchial asthma

Ancestry of “keuhkoastma”, step by step

keuhkoastma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keuhko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeuhkolung
2Finnishkevytlight, lightweight
3Finnishkeveälightweight
4Proto-Finnickepedälight, of little weight
5Proto-Uralickepälight, of little weight

via Finnish astma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishastmaThe chronic respiratory disease Asthma
2Ancient Greekἆσθμαshort-drawn breath, panting; asthma
3Ancient Greekἄνσθμα—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe
Every word from Proto-Uralic kepä →