Where does “luulosairas” come from?

luulosairas (Finnish) comes from Finnish sairas, from Proto-Finnic sairas, from Proto-Germanic sairaz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- — to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind.

luulosairas (Finnish): hypochondriac

Definitions

  1. hypochondriac

Ancestry of “luulosairas”, step by step

luulosairas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sairas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsairasill, sick; A sick person
2Proto-Finnicsairasill, sick
3Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind

via Finnish luulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluulobelief, thought, impression, especially a wrong...
2Finnishluullato think, believe; to suppose, guess; to mistake...
3Proto-Finnicluuldakto think, to suppose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- →