Where does “kiveskohju” come from?
kiveskohju (Finnish) comes from Finnish kives, from Finnish -s, from Proto-Finnic -nci, from Proto-Uralic -mte.
kiveskohju (Finnish): varicocele varicose veins in scrotum
Definitions
- varicocele varicose veins in scrotum
Ancestry of “kiveskohju”, step by step
kiveskohju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kives
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kives | testicle; A stone inside birch bark, used as... |
| 2 | Finnish | -s | Forms ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers, or... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -nci | Forms ordinal numbers from the corresponding... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -mte | — |
via Finnish kohju
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kohju | rupture, bulge, hernia |