Where does “männynversosyöpä” come from?
männynversosyöpä (Finnish) comes from Finnish syöpä, from Finnish syödä, from Proto-Finnic söödäk, from Proto-Indo-European suH-é.
Ancestry of “männynversosyöpä”, step by step
männynversosyöpä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish syöpä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | syöpä | cancer; Third-person singular indicative present... |
| 2 | Finnish | syödä | to eat; to wear out, to tire, to strain; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | söödäk | to eat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | suH-é | — |
via Finnish männynverso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | männynverso | pine sprout, pine shoot |
| 2 | Finnish | mänty | pine; pine, pinewood; Scots pine, "Pinus... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | mäntü | pine |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | mäntä | mixing utensil made of the top of a young pine |