Where does “selkäkipu” come from?

selkäkipu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kipu, from Proto-Finnic kipu, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

selkäkipu (Finnish): backache, back pain

Definitions

  1. backache, back pain

Ancestry of “selkäkipu”, step by step

selkäkipu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kipu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkipupain; ache
2Proto-Finnickipupain, ache
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish selkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselkäback; ridge, spine; watershed area
2Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
3Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Proto-Finnic kipu →Every word from Finnish kipu →