Where does “nauhaleikkaus” come from?

nauhaleikkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish leikkaus, from Finnish leikata, from Proto-Finnic leik'at'ak — to cut.

nauhaleikkaus (Finnish): sling surgery

Definitions

  1. sling surgery

Ancestry of “nauhaleikkaus”, step by step

nauhaleikkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leikkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleikkauscut, cutting; operation, surgery; perioperative
2Finnishleikatato cut; to incise; to mow
3Proto-Finnicleik'at'akto cut

via Finnish nauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauharibbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape
2Proto-Finnicnauharibbon, band
Every word from Proto-Finnic leik'at'ak →Every word from Finnish leikata →Every word from Finnish leikkaus →
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