Where does “selkäsärky” come from?

selkäsärky (Finnish) comes from Finnish särky, from Finnish särkeä, from Proto-Finnic särkedäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćärke-.

selkäsärky (Finnish): back pain

Definitions

  1. back pain

Ancestry of “selkäsärky”, step by step

selkäsärky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish särky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsärkyache
2Finnishsärkeäto break, shatter, smash cause to break into two or more pieces
3Proto-Finnicsärkedäkto be sore, to ache; to break
4Proto-Finno-Ugricćärke-—

via Finnish selkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselkäback; ridge, spine; watershed area
2Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
3Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćärke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic särkedäk →Every word from Finnish särkeä →