Where does “peruselvytys” come from?

peruselvytys (Finnish) comes from Finnish elvytys, from Finnish elvyttää, from Finnish elpyä, from Finnish elää, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.

peruselvytys (Finnish): cardiopulmonary resuscitation combined with defibrillation

Definitions

  1. cardiopulmonary resuscitation combined with defibrillation

Ancestry of “peruselvytys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelvytysresuscitation; easing
2Finnishelvyttääto resuscitate, revive, bring back to life,...
3FinnishelpyäTo recover, revive, recuperate, return to...
4FinnishelääTo live, be alive; To live
5Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
6Proto-Uralicelä-to live
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä-Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäkEvery word from Finnish elää
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