Where does “spitaalinen” come from?

spitaalinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish spitaali, from Old Swedish spital.

spitaalinen (Finnish): leprotic, leprous

Definitions

  1. leprotic, leprous

Ancestry of “spitaalinen”, step by step

spitaalinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish spitaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishspitaalileprosy
2Old Swedishspital—

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Old Swedish spital →Every word from Finnish spitaali →