Where does “lääkehumala” come from?

lääkehumala (Finnish) comes from Finnish lääke, from Finnish lääkitä, from Old Swedish läkia, from Proto-Germanic lēkinōną, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

lääkehumala (Finnish): medicine intoxication inebriety caused by medicine, often as result of overdose

Definitions

  1. medicine intoxication inebriety caused by medicine, often as result of overdose

Ancestry of “lääkehumala”, step by step

lääkehumala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lääke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlääkemedicine substance, remedy, drug
2Finnishlääkitäto medicate
3Old Swedishläkia—
4Proto-Germaniclēkinōnąto heal, to cure
5Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Finnish humala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhumalahop; drunkenness, intoxication, high
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*humala—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkinōną →