Where does “selkärankahalkio” come from?

selkärankahalkio (Finnish) comes from Finnish selkäranka, from Finnish selkä, from Proto-Finnic selkä, from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä.

selkärankahalkio (Finnish): spina bifida

Definitions

  1. spina bifida

Ancestry of “selkärankahalkio”, step by step

selkärankahalkio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish selkäranka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselkärankabackbone, spine, spinal column, vertebral column;...
2Finnishselkäback; ridge, spine; watershed area
3Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
4Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—

via Finnish halkio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhalkioslit; cleft, cleavage
2Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
3Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
4Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä →Every word from Proto-Finnic selkä →Every word from Finnish selkä →