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Where does “lisäkilpirauhanen” come from?

lisäkilpirauhanen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kilpirauhanen, from Finnish rauhanen, from Finnish Rauha, from Finnish rauha, from Proto-Finnic rauha — peace, tranquility.

lisäkilpirauhanen (Finnish): parathyroid gland

Definitions

  1. parathyroid gland

Ancestry of “lisäkilpirauhanen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkilpirauhanenthyroid gland
2Finnishrauhanengland
3FinnishRauha—
4Finnishrauhapeace, harmony, calm; peace
5Proto-Finnicrauhapeace, tranquility
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