Where does “suolistosyöpä” come from?

suolistosyöpä (Finnish) comes from Finnish syöpä, from Finnish syödä, from Proto-Finnic söödäk, from Proto-Indo-European suH-é.

suolistosyöpä (Finnish): bowel cancer, colorectal cancer

Definitions

  1. bowel cancer, colorectal cancer

Ancestry of “suolistosyöpä”, step by step

suolistosyöpä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish syöpä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyöpäcancer; Third-person singular indicative present...
2Finnishsyödäto eat; to wear out, to tire, to strain; to...
3Proto-Finnicsöödäkto eat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-é

via Finnish suolisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuolistointestines
2Finnishsuoliintestine, bowel
3Proto-Finnicsooligut, intestine, bowel
4Proto-Uralicśola
Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH-éEvery word from Proto-Finnic söödäkEvery word from Finnish syödä