Where does “limapussintulehdus” come from?

limapussintulehdus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tulehdus, from Finnish tulehtua, from Finnish -htua, from Finnish -tua, from Ido tu, from English thou, from English thousand, from Middle English thousend — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

limapussintulehdus (Finnish): bursitis

Definitions

  1. bursitis

Ancestry of “limapussintulehdus”, step by step

limapussintulehdus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tulehdus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulehdusinflammation
2Finnishtulehtuato inflame
3Finnish-htuaForms translative verbs, often emphasizing the...
4Finnish-tuaForms inchoative or passive intransitive verbs...
5Idotuyou singular, thou
6EnglishthouNominative singular of ye; To address using the...
7EnglishthousandA numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 10
8Middle EnglishthousendA thousand; 1000
9Old Englishþūsendthousand
10Proto-West Germanicþūsundithousand
11Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
12Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
13Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Finnish limapussi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlimapussibursa
2Finnishlimamucus; phlegm; slime
3Proto-Finniclimaslime; mucus
4Proto-Germanicslīmąslime; mucus
5Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Finnish -tua →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- →