Where does “onkogeeni” come from?

onkogeeni (Finnish) comes from Finnish geeni, from German gēn, from Middle High German gēn, from Old High German gēn, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

onkogeeni (Finnish): oncogene

Definitions

  1. oncogene

Ancestry of “onkogeeni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgeenigene
2Germangēn—
3Middle High Germangēn—
4Old High Germangēn—
5Proto-West Germanicgānto go
6Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “onkogeeni”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gān →