Where does “lääkekannabis” come from?

lääkekannabis (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...

lääkekannabis (Finnish): medical cannabis

Definitions

  1. medical cannabis

Ancestry of “lääkekannabis”, step by step

lääkekannabis 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 kannabis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkannabismarijuana, cannabis; cannabis
2Latincannabishemp; dative/ablative plural of cannabum;...
3Ancient Greekκάνναβιςhemp; hemp seed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkinōną →