Where does “rokotusneula” come from?
rokotusneula (Finnish) comes from Finnish rokotus, from Finnish rokottaa, from Finnish rokko, from Finnish nokkosrokko, from Finnish nokkonen, from Finnish nokka, from Proto-Finnic nokka — beak, bill.
rokotusneula (Finnish): vaccination needle
Definitions
- vaccination needle
Ancestry of “rokotusneula”, step by step
rokotusneula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rokotus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rokotus | vaccination |
| 2 | Finnish | rokottaa | To vaccinate, inoculate |
| 3 | Finnish | rokko | pock; pox; used of some plant diseases which... |
| 4 | Finnish | nokkosrokko | urticaria |
| 5 | Finnish | nokkonen | nettle; stinging nettle |
| 6 | Finnish | nokka | beak, bill, rostrum; beak; front of a car or... |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | nokka | beak, bill |