Where does “limapöhötauti” come from?

limapöhötauti (Finnish) comes from Finnish lima, from Proto-Finnic lima, from Proto-Germanic slīmą, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

limapöhötauti (Finnish): myxedema

Definitions

  1. myxedema

Ancestry of “limapöhötauti”, step by step

limapöhötauti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlimamucus; phlegm; slime
2Proto-Finniclimaslime; mucus
3Proto-Germanicslīmąslime; mucus
4Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

via Finnish pöhötauti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpöhötauti—
2Finnishtautidisease
3Proto-Finnictautidisease, sickness
4Proto-Norsedauđi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīmą →Every word from Proto-Finnic lima →
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