Where does “ohutneulabiopsia” come from?

ohutneulabiopsia (Finnish) comes from Finnish neula, from Proto-Finnic neekla, from Proto-Germanic nēþlō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

ohutneulabiopsia (Finnish): fine-needle biopsy, fine-needle aspiration

Definitions

  1. fine-needle biopsy, fine-needle aspiration

Ancestry of “ohutneulabiopsia”, step by step

ohutneulabiopsia traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish neula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneulaneedle; needle, stylus
2Proto-Finnicneekla—
3Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

via Finnish ohut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishohutthin
2Proto-Finnicohutthin
3Proto-Finnicoha—

via Finnish biopsia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbiopsiabiopsy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēþlō →Every word from Proto-Finnic neekla →