Where does “myyräkuume” come from?

myyräkuume (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuume, from Finnish kuuma, from Proto-Finnic kuuma — hot.

myyräkuume (Finnish): epidemic nephropathy, nephropathia epidemica

Definitions

  1. epidemic nephropathy, nephropathia epidemica

Ancestry of “myyräkuume”, step by step

myyräkuume traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuume

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuumefever, temperature; A rush, a period of feverish...
2Finnishkuumahot; ardent, passionate, fervent
3Proto-Finnickuumahot

via Finnish myyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyyräcricetid; Cricetidae; vole
2Proto-Finnicmükrämole
Every word from Proto-Finnic kuuma →Every word from Finnish kuuma →Every word from Finnish kuume →