Where does “munuaissyöpä” come from?

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

munuaissyöpä (Finnish): kidney cancer

Definitions

  1. kidney cancer

Ancestry of “munuaissyöpä”, step by step

munuaissyöpä 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 syöpä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyöpäcancer; Third-person singular indicative present...
2Finnishsyödäto eat; to wear out, to tire, to strain; to...
3Proto-Finnicsöödäkto eat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-é
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus
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