Where does “kohtukuolema” come from?

kohtukuolema (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuolema, from Proto-Finnic koolema, from Proto-Finnic kooldak, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.

kohtukuolema (Finnish): stillbirth, fetal death technically: after 22 weeks of pregnancy or with at least 500 g of weight

Definitions

  1. stillbirth, fetal death technically: after 22 weeks of pregnancy or with at least 500 g of weight

Ancestry of “kohtukuolema”, step by step

kohtukuolema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuolema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuolemadeath, demise, decease; deathly
2Proto-Finnickoolemadeath
3Proto-Finnickooldakto die
4Proto-Uralickale-to die

via Finnish kohtu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkohtuwomb
2Proto-Finnickoktuwomb
3Proto-Finno-Permickoktɜ—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kale- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kooldak →Every word from Proto-Finnic koolema →
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