Where does “rautakeuhko” come from?

rautakeuhko (Finnish) comes from Finnish keuhko, from Finnish kevyt, from Finnish keveä, from Proto-Finnic kepedä, from Proto-Uralic kepä — light, of little weight.

rautakeuhko (Finnish): iron lung outdated respiratory device

Definitions

  1. iron lung outdated respiratory device

Ancestry of “rautakeuhko”, step by step

rautakeuhko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keuhko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeuhkolung
2Finnishkevytlight, lightweight
3Finnishkeveälightweight
4Proto-Finnickepedälight, of little weight
5Proto-Uralickepälight, of little weight

via Finnish rauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrautairon; shackles, irons; act of getting or state of...
2Proto-Finnicrautairon
Every word from Proto-Uralic kepä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kepedä →Every word from Finnish keveä →
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