Where does “sairaanvoitelu” come from?

sairaanvoitelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish voitelu, from Finnish voidella, from Finnish voitaa, from Proto-Finnic voitadak, from Proto-Finnic voi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waje — fat.

Ancestry of “sairaanvoitelu”, step by step

sairaanvoitelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish voitelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoitelulubrication; anointment
2Finnishvoidellato grease, oil, lubricate; to anoint; to butter
3FinnishvoitaaSynonym of voidella
4Proto-Finnicvoitadakto grease, to oil
5Proto-Finnicvoibutter; oh, woe
6Proto-Finno-Ugricwajefat

via Finnish sairas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsairasill, sick; A sick person
2Proto-Finnicsairasill, sick
3Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waje →Every word from Proto-Finnic voi →Every word from Proto-Finnic voitadak →