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Where does “oksetuslääke” come from?

oksetuslääke (Finnish) comes from Finnish lääke, from Finnish lääkitä, from Old Swedish läkia, from Proto-Germanic lēkinōną, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

oksetuslääke (Finnish): emetic, vomitive, vomitory

Definitions

  1. emetic, vomitive, vomitory

Ancestry of “oksetuslääke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlääkemedicine , remedy, drug
2Finnishlääkitäto medicate
3Old Swedishläkia—
4Proto-Germaniclēkinōnąto heal, to cure
5Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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