Where does “repalesyy” come from?

repalesyy (Finnish) comes from Finnish syy, from Proto-Finnic süü, from Proto-Uralic śuwe — mouth.

repalesyy (Finnish): ragged red fiber irregular muscle fiber in some DNA disorders, notably in MERRF syndrome

Definitions

  1. ragged red fiber irregular muscle fiber in some DNA disorders, notably in MERRF syndrome

Ancestry of “repalesyy”, step by step

repalesyy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish syy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyyfibre; filament; grain
2Proto-Finnicsüüthread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause
3Proto-Uralicśuwemouth

via Finnish repale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrepalescrap, rag, tatter
2FinnishrepiäTo tear, shred, rip
3Proto-Finnicrepidäkto tear, to rip
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