Where does “sigmasuoli” come from?

sigmasuoli (Finnish) comes from Finnish suoli, from Proto-Finnic sooli, from Proto-Uralic śola.

sigmasuoli (Finnish): sigmoid colon

Definitions

  1. sigmoid colon

Ancestry of “sigmasuoli”, step by step

sigmasuoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuoliintestine, bowel
2Proto-Finnicsooligut, intestine, bowel
3Proto-Uralicśola—

via Finnish sigma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsigmasigma Greek letter
2Ancient Greekσίγμαsigma, the name for the eighteenth letter Σ, σ of the Ancient Greek alphabet
Every word from Proto-Uralic śola →Every word from Proto-Finnic sooli →Every word from Finnish suoli →