Where does “monisikiöraskaus” come from?

monisikiöraskaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish sikiö, from Finnish -iö, from Spanish -ijo, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

monisikiöraskaus (Finnish): multiple pregnancy, multifetal pregnancy

Definitions

  1. multiple pregnancy, multifetal pregnancy

Ancestry of “monisikiöraskaus”, step by step

monisikiöraskaus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sikiö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsikiöfetus/foetus; young child
2Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
3Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
4Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Finnish moni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmonimany; few, quite a few; many people, many
2Proto-Finnicmonimany
3Proto-Finno-Permicmone—

via Finnish raskaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraskausheaviness, weight; seriousness, gravity;...
2Finnishraskasheavy; hard, laborious, strenuous, gruelling;...
3Proto-Finnicraskasheavy, weighty
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Finnish -iö →Every word from Finnish sikiö →