Where does “keuhkorakkula” come from?

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

keuhkorakkula (Finnish): pulmonary alveolus

Definitions

  1. pulmonary alveolus

Ancestry of “keuhkorakkula”, step by step

keuhkorakkula 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 rakkula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakkulablister, vesicle; saccule
2Finnishrakkobladder; blister; vesicle
3Proto-Finnicrakkobladder; blister
Every word from Proto-Uralic kepä →