Where does “suolisolmu” come from?

suolisolmu (Finnish) comes from Finnish solmu, from Proto-Finnic solmu, from Proto-Finnic solmi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćolme — knot, bundle; to bind.

suolisolmu (Finnish): volvulus, intestinal knot condition of two segments of intestine getting wrapped together

Definitions

  1. volvulus, intestinal knot condition of two segments of intestine getting wrapped together

Ancestry of “suolisolmu”, step by step

suolisolmu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish solmu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsolmuknot; knot, deadlock; vertex
2Proto-Finnicsolmu
3Proto-Finnicsolmiknot
4Proto-Finno-Ugricćolmeknot, bundle; to bind

via Finnish suoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuoliintestine, bowel
2Proto-Finnicsooligut, intestine, bowel
3Proto-Uralicśola
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćolmeEvery word from Proto-Finnic solmiEvery word from Proto-Finnic solmu
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