Where does “päänsärkypulveri” come from?

päänsärkypulveri (Finnish) comes from Finnish päänsärky, from Finnish särky, from Finnish särkeä, from Proto-Finnic särkedäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćärke-.

päänsärkypulveri (Finnish): headache powder

Definitions

  1. headache powder

Ancestry of “päänsärkypulveri”, step by step

päänsärkypulveri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päänsärky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäänsärkyheadache
2Finnishsärkyache
3Finnishsärkeäto break, shatter, smash cause to break into two or more pieces
4Proto-Finnicsärkedäkto be sore, to ache; to break
5Proto-Finno-Ugricćärke-—

via Finnish pulveri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpulveripowder
2Swedishpulverpowder; fine particles
3Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćärke- →