Where does “kohdunkaulansyöpä” come from?

kohdunkaulansyöpä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kohdunkaula, from Finnish kaula, from Proto-Finnic kakla, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

kohdunkaulansyöpä (Finnish): cervical cancer

Definitions

  1. cervical cancer

Ancestry of “kohdunkaulansyöpä”, step by step

kohdunkaulansyöpä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kohdunkaula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkohdunkaulacervix
2Finnishkaulaneck; distance between a frontrunner and the...
3Proto-Finnickaklaneck
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Finnish syöpä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyöpäcancer; Third-person singular indicative present...
2Finnishsyödäto eat; to wear out, to tire, to strain; to...
3Proto-Finnicsöödäkto eat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-é
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlosEvery word from Proto-Finnic kakla