Where does “kuumetauti” come from?
kuumetauti (Finnish) comes from Finnish tauti, from Proto-Finnic tauti, from Proto-Norse dauđi.
kuumetauti (Finnish): febrile disease, febrile illness
Definitions
- febrile disease, febrile illness
Ancestry of “kuumetauti”, step by step
kuumetauti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tauti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tauti | disease |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tauti | disease, sickness |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | dauđi | — |
via Finnish kuume
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuume | fever, temperature; A rush, a period of feverish... |
| 2 | Finnish | kuuma | hot; ardent, passionate, fervent |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kuuma | hot |
Words derived from “kuumetauti”