Where does “kuumeilu” come from?

kuumeilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuumeilla, from Finnish kuume, from Finnish kuuma, from Proto-Finnic kuuma — hot.

kuumeilu (Finnish): having a fever

Definitions

  1. having a fever

Ancestry of “kuumeilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuumeillato have a fever
2Finnishkuumefever, temperature; A rush, a period of feverish...
3Finnishkuumahot; ardent, passionate, fervent
4Proto-Finnickuumahot
Every word from Proto-Finnic kuuma →Every word from Finnish kuuma →Every word from Finnish kuume →