Where does “suonipuristin” come from?
suonipuristin (Finnish) comes from Finnish puristin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
suonipuristin (Finnish): bulldog forceps
Ancestry of “suonipuristin”, step by step
suonipuristin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puristin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puristin | clamp, cramp; press; First-person singular... |
| 2 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish suoni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suoni | vein; Short for verisuoni; tendon, sinew; still... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sooni | sinew |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | sëne | vein, blood vessel; sinew |