Where does “pelkopoli” come from?

pelkopoli (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelko, from Proto-Finnic pelko — fear, dread.

pelkopoli (Finnish): clinic for those with fears of childbirth

Definitions

  1. clinic for those with fears of childbirth

Ancestry of “pelkopoli”, step by step

pelkopoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pelko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpelkofear, dread
2Proto-Finnicpelkofear, dread

via Finnish poli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolipolyclinic
2Finnishpoliklinikkaoutpatient clinic, policlinic
Every word from Proto-Finnic pelko →Every word from Finnish pelko →
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