Where does “syöttirokotus” come from?

syöttirokotus (Finnish) comes from Finnish rokotus, from Finnish rokottaa, from Finnish rokko, from Finnish nokkosrokko, from Finnish nokkonen, from Finnish nokka, from Proto-Finnic nokka — beak, bill.

syöttirokotus (Finnish): wildlife vaccination by baiting

Definitions

  1. wildlife vaccination by baiting

Ancestry of “syöttirokotus”, step by step

syöttirokotus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rokotus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrokotusvaccination
2FinnishrokottaaTo vaccinate, inoculate
3Finnishrokkopock; pox; used of some plant diseases which...
4Finnishnokkosrokkourticaria
5Finnishnokkonennettle; stinging nettle
6Finnishnokkabeak, bill, rostrum; beak; front of a car or...
7Proto-Finnicnokkabeak, bill

via Finnish syötti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyöttibait
2Finnishsyöttääto feed; to input, enter; to serve
3Proto-Finnicsööttädäkto feed
4Proto-Finnicsöödäkto eat
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-é
Every word from Proto-Finnic nokkaEvery word from Finnish nokkaEvery word from Finnish rokko