Where does “suonikohjutauti” come from?

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

suonikohjutauti (Finnish): varicose veins

Definitions

  1. varicose veins

Ancestry of “suonikohjutauti”, step by step

suonikohjutauti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suonikohju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuonikohjuvaricose vein
2Finnishsuonivein; Short for verisuoni; tendon, sinew; still...
3Proto-Finnicsoonisinew
4Proto-Uralicsënevein, blood vessel; sinew

via Finnish tauti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtautidisease
2Proto-Finnictautidisease, sickness
3Proto-Norsedauđi
Every word from Proto-Uralic sëneEvery word from Proto-Finnic sooniEvery word from Finnish suoni