Where does “ruumishuone” come from?

ruumishuone (Finnish) comes from Finnish huone, from Proto-Finnic hooneh — building; room.

ruumishuone (Finnish): A morgue

Definitions

  1. A morgue

Ancestry of “ruumishuone”, step by step

ruumishuone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuoneroom; house; house, hall
2Proto-Finnichoonehbuilding; room

via Finnish ruumis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruumisbody; corpse, cadaver
2Proto-Finnicruumisbody
Every word from Proto-Finnic hooneh →Every word from Finnish huone →