Where does “samansyntyinen” come from?

samansyntyinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish synty, from Finnish syntyä, from Proto-Finnic süntüdäk, from Proto-Uralic *sentew- — to be born.

samansyntyinen (Finnish): homologous corresponding to a similar structure in another life form with a common evolutionary origin

Definitions

  1. homologous corresponding to a similar structure in another life form with a common evolutionary origin

Ancestry of “samansyntyinen”, step by step

samansyntyinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish synty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyntybirth; origin, genesis, beginning; establishment,...
2Finnishsyntyäto be born; to arise, develop, spring up, break...
3Proto-Finnicsüntüdäkto be born
4Proto-Uralic*sentew-to be born

via Finnish sama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsamasame
2Proto-Germanicsamazsame, alike
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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