Where does “nivussilsa” come from?

nivussilsa (Finnish) comes from Finnish silsa — dermatophytosis, ringworm.

nivussilsa (Finnish): jock itch

Definitions

  1. jock itch

Ancestry of “nivussilsa”, step by step

nivussilsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish silsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilsadermatophytosis, ringworm

via Finnish nivunen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnivunengroin
Every word from Finnish silsa