Where does “potilaskertomus” come from?

potilaskertomus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kertomus, from Finnish kertoa, from Finnish kerta, from Proto-Finnic kerta, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

potilaskertomus (Finnish): health record, medical record of a person

Definitions

  1. health record, medical record of a person

Ancestry of “potilaskertomus”, step by step

potilaskertomus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kertomus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkertomusstory, narrative, report
2Finnishkertoato tell; to multiply; to have it
3Finnishkertatime, occasion; time; times; also once, when the...
4Proto-Finnickertatime
5Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
6Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

via Finnish potilas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpotilaspatient
2FinnishpoteaTo be sick with, have, suffer from
3Proto-Finnicpotedakto be sick with, to suffer from
4Proto-Finnicpoče-
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert-Every word from Proto-Finnic kerta