Where does “leikkausviilto” come from?
leikkausviilto (Finnish) comes from Finnish viilto, from Finnish viiltää, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
leikkausviilto (Finnish): surgical incision
Definitions
- surgical incision
Ancestry of “leikkausviilto”, step by step
leikkausviilto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish viilto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viilto | incision, slash, cut, slit, gash |
| 2 | Finnish | viiltää | to incise, slit; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 3 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 4 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |
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 |