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Where does “leikkaussali” come from?

leikkaussali (Finnish) comes from Finnish sali, from Swedish säl, from Old Norse selr, from Proto-Germanic selhaz, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.

leikkaussali (Finnish): operating room; surgery; operating theatre,...

Definitions

  1. operating room; surgery; operating theatre,...

Ancestry of “leikkaussali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalihall; A large room, often one in which dinners...
2Swedishsäla seal
3Old Norseselrseal; second-person singular present indicative...
4Proto-Germanicselhazseal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw
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