Where does “poisleikkaus” come from?

poisleikkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish pois, from Finnish poikki-, from Finnish poikki, from Finnish poikitse, from Finnish itse, from Proto-Finnic icek, from Hebrew יצחק — to laugh.

poisleikkaus (Finnish): excision removal of a tumor etc. but cutting

Definitions

  1. excision removal of a tumor etc. but cutting

Ancestry of “poisleikkaus”, step by step

poisleikkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pois

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoisaway, off; off; minus, take away
2Finnishpoikki-cross-, transverse
3Finnishpoikkibroken into two or more pieces; off; exhausted,...
4Finnishpoikitse(Scattered/strewn) here and there, all over (the place), (all) spread out
5Finnishitseoneself; used to emphasize the person of the head...
6Proto-Finnicicekself
7Hebrewיצחקto laugh

via Finnish leikkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleikkauscut, cutting; operation, surgery; perioperative
2Finnishleikatato cut; to incise; to mow
3Proto-Finnicleik'at'akto cut
Every word from Hebrew יצחקEvery word from Proto-Finnic icekEvery word from Finnish itse