Where does “munuaiskasvain” come from?

munuaiskasvain (Finnish) comes from Finnish munuainen, from Finnish -uainen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

munuaiskasvain (Finnish): kidney tumor, renal tumor

Definitions

  1. kidney tumor, renal tumor

Ancestry of “munuaiskasvain”, step by step

munuaiskasvain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish munuainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmunuainenkidney
2Finnish-uainenForms certain nouns, particularly for parts of...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish kasvain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvaintumour/tumor
2Finnishkasvaato grow
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →