Where does “reumapotilas” come from?

reumapotilas (Finnish) comes from Finnish potilas, from Finnish potea, from Proto-Finnic potedak, from Proto-Finnic poče-.

reumapotilas (Finnish): rheumatism patient, rheumatic patient

Definitions

  1. rheumatism patient, rheumatic patient

Ancestry of “reumapotilas”, step by step

reumapotilas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish potilas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpotilaspatient
2FinnishpoteaTo be sick with, have, suffer from
3Proto-Finnicpotedakto be sick with, to suffer from
4Proto-Finnicpoče-

via Finnish reuma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreumarheumatism
2Swedishreuma
Every word from Proto-Finnic poče-Every word from Proto-Finnic potedakEvery word from Finnish potea
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