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Where does “painehaavauma” come from?

painehaavauma (Finnish) comes from Finnish haavauma, from Finnish haava, from Proto-Finnic haava, from Proto-Germanic hawwą, from Proto-Germanic hawwaną, from Proto-Celtic sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

painehaavauma (Finnish): A pressure ulcer, decubitus or bedsore

Definitions

  1. A pressure ulcer, decubitus or bedsore

Ancestry of “painehaavauma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaavaumaulcer
2Finnishhaavawound, sore; ulcer; especially in compound terms,...
3Proto-Finnichaavawound
4Proto-Germanichawwąblow, hit
5Proto-Germanichawwanąto hew, to chop; to forge
6Proto-Celticsukkos—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
8Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
9Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
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