Where does “kuolemantauti” come from?

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

kuolemantauti (Finnish): lethal disease when used humorously, refers to something that is not actually lethal

Definitions

  1. lethal disease when used humorously, refers to something that is not actually lethal

Ancestry of “kuolemantauti”, step by step

kuolemantauti 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 tauti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtautidisease
2Proto-Finnictautidisease, sickness
3Proto-Norsedauđi—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kale- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kooldak →Every word from Proto-Finnic koolema →