Where does “kulkutauti” come from?
kulkutauti (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulku, from Finnish kulkea, from Proto-Finnic kulkedak, from Proto-Uralic kulke- — to go, to walk.
kulkutauti (Finnish): epidemic, plague, pestilence
Definitions
- epidemic, plague, pestilence
Ancestry of “kulkutauti”, step by step
kulkutauti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kulku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kulku | motion, journey; course, path; strike |
| 2 | Finnish | kulkea | To go, walk; to travel; To advance, proceed, make... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kulkedak | to go; to travel |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kulke- | to go, to walk |
via Finnish tauti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tauti | disease |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tauti | disease, sickness |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | dauđi | — |
Words derived from “kulkutauti”