Where does “selkäkipu” come from?
selkäkipu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kipu, from Proto-Finnic kipu, from Proto-Finnic -u.
selkäkipu (Finnish): backache, back pain
Ancestry of “selkäkipu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kipu | pain; ache |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kipu | pain, ache |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | — |