Where does “rokotus” come from?
rokotus (Finnish) comes from Finnish rokottaa, from Finnish rokko, from Finnish nokkosrokko, from Finnish nokkonen, from Finnish nokka, from Proto-Finnic nokka — beak, bill.
rokotus (Finnish): vaccination
Ancestry of “rokotus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | rokottaa | To vaccinate, inoculate |
| 2 | Finnish | rokko | pock; pox; used of some plant diseases which... |
| 3 | Finnish | nokkosrokko | urticaria |
| 4 | Finnish | nokkonen | nettle; stinging nettle |
| 5 | Finnish | nokka | beak, bill, rostrum; beak; front of a car or... |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | nokka | beak, bill |
Words derived from “rokotus”