Where does “ruokatorvisyöpä” come from?
ruokatorvisyöpä (Finnish) comes from Finnish syöpä, from Finnish syödä, from Proto-Finnic söödäk, from Proto-Indo-European suH-é.
ruokatorvisyöpä (Finnish): esophageal cancer
Definitions
- esophageal cancer
Ancestry of “ruokatorvisyöpä”, step by step
ruokatorvisyöpä 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 ruokatorvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ruokatorvi | oesophagus, esophagus; in compound terms also... |
| 2 | Finnish | ruoka | food; meal |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | rooka | food; meal |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rōkō | care, attention |