Where does “surkastua” come from?

surkastua (Finnish) comes from Finnish surkastaa, from Finnish surkea, from Finnish surku, from Proto-Germanic surgō, from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- — to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

surkastua (Finnish): To atrophy

Definitions

  1. To atrophy

Ancestry of “surkastua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsurkastaato constrict
2Finnishsurkeamiserable, wretched; pitiful; lousy
3Finnishsurkupity; sadness, sorrow
4Proto-Germanicsurgōworry, care, sorrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

Words derived from “surkastua”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic surgō →Every word from Finnish surku →