Where does “pälvisilsa” come from?

pälvisilsa (Finnish) comes from Finnish pälvi, from Finnish palvata — to cure.

pälvisilsa (Finnish): a fungal cattle disease caused by Trichophyton verrucosum

Definitions

  1. a fungal cattle disease caused by Trichophyton verrucosum

Ancestry of “pälvisilsa”, step by step

pälvisilsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pälvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpälvia bald spot, a patch of snow-free ground,...
2Finnishpalvatato cure

via Finnish silsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilsadermatophytosis, ringworm
Every word from Finnish palvata →Every word from Finnish pälvi →