Where does “myrkkystruuma” come from?
myrkkystruuma (Finnish) comes from Finnish myrkky, from Proto-Finnic mürkkü, from Proto-Finnic merkkü.
Ancestry of “myrkkystruuma”, step by step
myrkkystruuma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish myrkky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | myrkky | poison; venom |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | mürkkü | poison |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | merkkü | — |
via Finnish struuma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | struuma | goitre/goiter |