Where does “leikkauspotilas” come from?
leikkauspotilas (Finnish) comes from Finnish potilas, from Finnish potea, from Proto-Finnic potedak, from Proto-Finnic poče-.
leikkauspotilas (Finnish): surgical patient, surgery patient
Definitions
- surgical patient, surgery patient
Ancestry of “leikkauspotilas”, step by step
leikkauspotilas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish potilas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | potilas | patient |
| 2 | Finnish | potea | To be sick with, have, suffer from |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | potedak | to be sick with, to suffer from |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | poče- | — |
via Finnish leikkaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leikkaus | cut, cutting; operation, surgery; perioperative |
| 2 | Finnish | leikata | to cut; to incise; to mow |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | leik'at'ak | to cut |