Where does “nuorennusleikkaus” come from?
nuorennusleikkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish nuorennus, from Finnish nuorentaa, from Finnish nuori, from Proto-Finnic noori — young.
nuorennusleikkaus (Finnish): facelift, rejuvenation surgery
Definitions
- facelift, rejuvenation surgery
Ancestry of “nuorennusleikkaus”, step by step
nuorennusleikkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nuorennus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nuorennus | rejuvenation |
| 2 | Finnish | nuorentaa | to rejuvenate; to make younger; Third-person... |
| 3 | Finnish | nuori | young; a young person; youth |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | noori | young |
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 |