Where does “rauhassyöpä” come from?

rauhassyöpä (Finnish) comes from Finnish rauhanen, from Finnish Rauha, from Finnish rauha, from Proto-Finnic rauha — peace, tranquility.

rauhassyöpä (Finnish): glandular cancer, adenocarcinoma

Definitions

  1. glandular cancer, adenocarcinoma

Ancestry of “rauhassyöpä”, step by step

rauhassyöpä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rauhanen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrauhanengland
2FinnishRauhapeace, harmony, calm state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony
3Finnishrauhapeace, harmony, calm; peace
4Proto-Finnicrauhapeace, tranquility

via Finnish syöpä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyöpäcancer; Third-person singular indicative present...
2Finnishsyödäto eat; to wear out, to tire, to strain; to...
3Proto-Finnicsöödäkto eat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-é
Every word from Proto-Finnic rauhaEvery word from Finnish rauhaEvery word from Finnish Rauha