Where does “suonikohju” come from?

suonikohju (Finnish) comes from Finnish suoni, from Proto-Finnic sooni, from Proto-Uralic sëne — vein, blood vessel; sinew.

suonikohju (Finnish): varicose vein

Definitions

  1. varicose vein

Ancestry of “suonikohju”, step by step

suonikohju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suoni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuonivein; Short for verisuoni; tendon, sinew; still...
2Proto-Finnicsoonisinew
3Proto-Uralicsënevein, blood vessel; sinew

via Finnish kohju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkohjurupture, bulge, hernia

Words derived from “suonikohju”

Every word from Proto-Uralic sëne →Every word from Proto-Finnic sooni →Every word from Finnish suoni →