Where does “päivystysleikkaus” come from?
päivystysleikkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish päivystys, from Finnish päivystää, from Finnish päivä, from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.
päivystysleikkaus (Finnish): emergency surgery; a surgery carried out by on-call medical staff
Definitions
- emergency surgery; a surgery carried out by on-call medical staff
Ancestry of “päivystysleikkaus”, step by step
päivystysleikkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish päivystys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päivystys | emergency duty, on call duty, duty, service |
| 2 | Finnish | päivystää | To be on call |
| 3 | Finnish | päivä | day; the sun |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | päivä | sun; day |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | päjwä | ? warmth; ? sun; ? fire |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | päje | — |
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 |