Where does “rintasyöpä” come from?
rintasyöpä (Finnish) comes from Finnish syöpä, from Finnish syödä, from Proto-Finnic söödäk, from Proto-Indo-European suH-é.
rintasyöpä (Finnish): breast cancer
Ancestry of “rintasyöpä”, step by step
rintasyöpä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish syöpä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | syöpä | cancer; Third-person singular indicative present... |
| 2 | Finnish | syödä | to eat; to wear out, to tire, to strain; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | söödäk | to eat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | suH-é | — |
via Finnish rinta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rinta | breast; chest, especially the front side of it |
| 2 | Finnish | -mä | Front vowel variant of -ma |
Words derived from “rintasyöpä”