Where does “korvatauti” come from?

korvatauti (Finnish) comes from Finnish tauti, from Proto-Finnic tauti, from Proto-Norse dauđi.

korvatauti (Finnish): ear disease

Definitions

  1. ear disease

Ancestry of “korvatauti”, step by step

korvatauti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tauti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtautidisease
2Proto-Finnictautidisease, sickness
3Proto-Norsedauđi—

via Finnish korva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorvaear; edge, border; handle
2Proto-Finnickorvaear; side part; handle

Words derived from “korvatauti”

Every word from Proto-Norse dauđi →Every word from Proto-Finnic tauti →Every word from Finnish tauti →