Where does “nielurisaleikkaus” come from?
nielurisaleikkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish nielurisa, from Finnish risa, from Finnish risahtaa, from Finnish -ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.
nielurisaleikkaus (Finnish): tonsillotomy surgical operation on tonsils
Definitions
- tonsillotomy surgical operation on tonsils
Ancestry of “nielurisaleikkaus”, step by step
nielurisaleikkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nielurisa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nielurisa | Tonsil, palatine tonsil |
| 2 | Finnish | risa | tonsil; broken |
| 3 | Finnish | risahtaa | to crackle or snap once |
| 4 | Finnish | -ahtaa | Forms momentane or semelfactive verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -ahtadak | Forms momentane verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -ašta- | — |
via Finnish leikkaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leikkaus | cut, cutting; operation, surgery; perioperative |
| 2 | Finnish | leikata | to cut; to incise; to mow |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | leik'at'ak | to cut |