Where does “raskausviikko” come from?

raskausviikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish viikko, from Proto-Germanic wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyg- — to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

raskausviikko (Finnish): pregnancy week, week of pregnancy

Definitions

  1. pregnancy week, week of pregnancy

Ancestry of “raskausviikko”, step by step

raskausviikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviikkoweek
2Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

via Finnish raskaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraskausheaviness, weight; seriousness, gravity;...
2Finnishraskasheavy; hard, laborious, strenuous, gruelling;...
3Proto-Finnicraskasheavy, weighty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyg-Every word from Proto-Germanic wikǭEvery word from Finnish viikko
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