Where does “munuaiskivileikkaus” come from?

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

munuaiskivileikkaus (Finnish): kidney stone operation, kidney stone removal surgery

Definitions

  1. kidney stone operation, kidney stone removal surgery

Ancestry of “munuaiskivileikkaus”, step by step

munuaiskivileikkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish munuaiskivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmunuaiskivikidney stone
2Finnishmunuainenkidney
3Finnish-uainenForms certain nouns, particularly for parts of...
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish leikkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleikkauscut, cutting; operation, surgery; perioperative
2Finnishleikatato cut; to incise; to mow
3Proto-Finnicleik'at'akto cut
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus