Where does “keuhkoemfyseema” come from?

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

keuhkoemfyseema (Finnish): pulmonary emphysema

Definitions

  1. pulmonary emphysema

Ancestry of “keuhkoemfyseema”, step by step

keuhkoemfyseema 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 emfyseema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishemfyseemaemphysema; pulmonary emphysema
2Latinemphysemaswelling
3Ancient Greekἐμφυσᾶνpuff up
Every word from Proto-Uralic kepä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kepedä →Every word from Finnish keveä →