Where does “märkärakkula” come from?

märkärakkula (Finnish) comes from Finnish rakkula, from Finnish rakko, from Proto-Finnic rakko — bladder; blister.

märkärakkula (Finnish): pustule

Definitions

  1. pustule

Ancestry of “märkärakkula”, step by step

märkärakkula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rakkula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakkulablister, vesicle; saccule
2Finnishrakkobladder; blister; vesicle
3Proto-Finnicrakkobladder; blister

via Finnish märkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmärkäwet; pus
2Proto-Finnicmärkäwet, moist; pus
Every word from Proto-Finnic rakko →Every word from Finnish rakko →Every word from Finnish rakkula →