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Where does “psyykenlääke” come from?

psyykenlääke (Finnish) comes from Finnish lääke, from Finnish lääkitä, from Old Swedish läkia, from Proto-Germanic lēkinōną, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

psyykenlääke (Finnish): psychoactive drug, psychiatric medication

Definitions

  1. psychoactive drug, psychiatric medication

Ancestry of “psyykenlääke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlääkemedicine , remedy, drug
2Finnishlääkitäto medicate
3Old Swedishläkia—
4Proto-Germaniclēkinōnąto heal, to cure
5Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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