Where does “potilasluokittelu” come from?

potilasluokittelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish luokittelu, from Finnish luokitella, from Finnish luokittaa, from Finnish luokka, from Finnish luokki, from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás, from Proto-Indo-European lenk- — to bend.

potilasluokittelu (Finnish): triage the process of sorting patients

Definitions

  1. triage the process of sorting patients

Ancestry of “potilasluokittelu”, step by step

potilasluokittelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luokittelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluokitteluclassification
2FinnishluokitellaTo classify, categorise/categorize
3Finnishluokittaato classify, to divide into classes
4Finnishluokkaclass; class, social class; grade
5Finnishluokkishaft bow
6Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
7Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend

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-Indo-European lenk-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankásEvery word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ