Where does “suonenisku” come from?

suonenisku (Finnish) comes from Finnish isku, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

suonenisku (Finnish): bloodletting, venesection

Definitions

  1. bloodletting, venesection

Ancestry of “suonenisku”, step by step

suonenisku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish isku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishiskuhit, blow; impact; attentat, attack, strike, raid
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish suoni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuonivein; Short for verisuoni; tendon, sinew; still...
2Proto-Finnicsoonisinew
3Proto-Uralicsënevein, blood vessel; sinew
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish isku →