Where does “maksansiirto” come from?

maksansiirto (Finnish) comes from Finnish siirto, from Finnish siirtää, from Proto-Finnic siirtädäk — to move, to transfer.

maksansiirto (Finnish): liver transplant, liver transplantation

Definitions

  1. liver transplant, liver transplantation

Ancestry of “maksansiirto”, step by step

maksansiirto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siirto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiirtomove, shift, transport; transfer
2Finnishsiirtääto move, transfer; to transfer; to reschedule,...
3Proto-Finnicsiirtädäkto move, to transfer

via Finnish maksa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaksaliver; Indicative present connegative form of...
2Proto-Finnicmaksaliver
3Proto-Uralicmëksaliver
Every word from Proto-Finnic siirtädäk →Every word from Finnish siirtää →Every word from Finnish siirto →