Where does “risatulehdus” come from?

risatulehdus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tulehdus, from Finnish tulehtua, from Finnish -htua, from Finnish -tua, from Ido tu, from Spanish tú, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз.

risatulehdus (Finnish): tonsillitis

Definitions

  1. tonsillitis

Ancestry of “risatulehdus”, step by step

risatulehdus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tulehdus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulehdusinflammation
2Finnishtulehtuato inflame
3Finnish-htuaForms translative verbs, often emphasizing the...
4Finnish-tuaForms inchoative or passive intransitive verbs...
5Idotuyou singular, thou
6Spanishyou; thou
7Latintuusyour
8Russianтузace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy
9Polishtuzace; luminary, person of importance in their...
10Polishtuhere
11Polishbyćto be
12Polishmócto be able; may, might; to be allowed
13Old Polishmóccan, may, to be able to
14Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
15Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis

via Finnish risa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrisatonsil; broken
2Finnishrisahtaato crackle or snap once
3Finnish-ahtaaForms momentane or semelfactive verbs
4Proto-Finnic-ahtadakForms momentane verbs
5Proto-Uralic-ašta-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtisEvery word from Proto-Slavic moťьEvery word from Finnish -tua
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