Where does “suonenpuristin” come from?

suonenpuristin (Finnish) comes from Finnish puristin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

suonenpuristin (Finnish): vessel clamp, vascular clamp

Definitions

  1. vessel clamp, vascular clamp

Ancestry of “suonenpuristin”, step by step

suonenpuristin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puristin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuristinclamp, cramp; press; First-person singular...
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in
4Proto-Uralic-ma

via Finnish suoni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuonivein; Short for verisuoni; tendon, sinew; still...
2Proto-Finnicsoonisinew
3Proto-Uralicsënevein, blood vessel; sinew
Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Finnish -inEvery word from Finnish puristin