Where does “rokahtuma” come from?

rokahtuma (Finnish) comes from Finnish rokahtua, from Finnish -htua, from Finnish -tua, from Ido tu, from English thou, from English thousand, from Middle English thousend, from Old English þūsend — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

rokahtuma (Finnish): herpes blister

Definitions

  1. herpes blister

Ancestry of “rokahtuma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrokahtua—
2Finnish-htuaForms translative verbs, often emphasizing the...
3Finnish-tuaForms inchoative or passive intransitive verbs...
4Idotuyou singular, thou
5EnglishthouNominative singular of ye; To address using the...
6EnglishthousandA numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 10
7Middle EnglishthousendA thousand; 1000
8Old Englishþūsendthousand
9Proto-West Germanicþūsundithousand
10Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
11Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
12Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Finnish -tua →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- →