Where does “keuhkolaskimo” come from?

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

keuhkolaskimo (Finnish): pulmonary vein

Definitions

  1. pulmonary vein

Ancestry of “keuhkolaskimo”, step by step

keuhkolaskimo 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 laskimo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaskimovein
2Finnishlaskeato lower, drop; to put down, set down, lay down;...
3Proto-Finniclaskedakto drop, to fall; to release; to let, to allow
4Proto-Uraliclaćke-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kepä →