Where does “reisivaltimo” come from?

reisivaltimo (Finnish) comes from Finnish reisi, from Proto-Finnic raici, from Finnish rietas, from Proto-Finnic reet'as.

reisivaltimo (Finnish): femoral artery

Definitions

  1. femoral artery

Ancestry of “reisivaltimo”, step by step

reisivaltimo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish reisi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreisithigh; femur; femoral
2Proto-Finnicraicithigh
3Finnishrietaswanton, lewd, lascivious
4Proto-Finnicreet'as—

via Finnish valtimo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaltimoartery
2Finnishvalta-main, principal
Every word from Proto-Finnic reet'as →
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