Where does “munuaisvaiva” come from?

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

munuaisvaiva (Finnish): kidney failure

Definitions

  1. kidney failure

Ancestry of “munuaisvaiva”, step by step

munuaisvaiva 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 vaiva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaivabother, inconvenience; ailment
2Proto-Finnicvaivabother, inconvenience; pain, illness, torment
3Proto-Germanicwaiwôwoe, grief, misery; evil, wickedness, malice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →
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