Where does “keuhkofibroosi” come from?

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

keuhkofibroosi (Finnish): pulmonary fibrosis

Definitions

  1. pulmonary fibrosis

Ancestry of “keuhkofibroosi”, step by step

keuhkofibroosi 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 fibroosi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfibroosifibrosis
Every word from Proto-Uralic kepä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kepedä →Every word from Finnish keveä →