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 spitalEvery word from Finnish spitaali
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