Where does “syöpävaara” come from?

syöpävaara (Finnish) comes from Finnish väärä, from Old Swedish fahra, from Middle Low German vāre, from Old Saxon fāra, from Proto-Germanic fērō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

syöpävaara (Finnish): cancer risk

Definitions

  1. cancer risk

Ancestry of “syöpävaara”, step by step

syöpävaara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väärä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvääräwrong, incorrect; false, erroneous; crooked,...
2Old Swedishfahra
3Middle Low Germanvāredanger, persecution, fear
4Old Saxonfāra
5Proto-Germanicfērōdanger
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Finnish syöpä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyöpäcancer; Third-person singular indicative present...
2Finnishsyödäto eat; to wear out, to tire, to strain; to...
3Proto-Finnicsöödäkto eat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-é
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Germanic fērō