Where does “ruumiinjäsen” come from?

ruumiinjäsen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruumis, from Proto-Finnic ruumis — body.

ruumiinjäsen (Finnish): body part

Definitions

  1. body part

Ancestry of “ruumiinjäsen”, step by step

ruumiinjäsen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruumis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruumisbody; corpse, cadaver
2Proto-Finnicruumisbody

via Finnish jäsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäsenlimb, member; member; Synonym of termi
2Proto-Finno-Permicjäsene—
Every word from Proto-Finnic ruumis →Every word from Finnish ruumis →