Where does “selkärankareuma” come from?

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

selkärankareuma (Finnish): ankylosing spondylitis

Definitions

  1. ankylosing spondylitis

Ancestry of “selkärankareuma”, step by step

selkärankareuma 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 reuma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreumarheumatism
2Swedishreuma—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä →Every word from Proto-Finnic selkä →Every word from Finnish selkä →