Where does “sairaalajuna” come from?

sairaalajuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish sairaala, from Finnish sairas, from Proto-Finnic sairas, from Proto-Germanic sairaz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- — to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind.

sairaalajuna (Finnish): hospital train

Definitions

  1. hospital train

Ancestry of “sairaalajuna”, step by step

sairaalajuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sairaala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsairaalahospital
2Finnishsairasill, sick; A sick person
3Proto-Finnicsairasill, sick
4Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind

via Finnish juna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjunatrain
2Finnishjuoniplot, design; scheme, conspiracy; storyline, plot
3Proto-Finnicjoonipath
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sairaz →