Where does “sydämenahdistus” come from?

sydämenahdistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish ahdistus, from Finnish ahdistaa, from Finnish ahdas, from Proto-Finnic ahtas, from Proto-Baltic anśtas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

sydämenahdistus (Finnish): chest pain more or less painful feeling of the heart not being able to pump blood in normal manner, often a symptom of a heart disease, but may also indicate mental problems

Definitions

  1. chest pain more or less painful feeling of the heart not being able to pump blood in normal manner, often a symptom of a heart disease, but may also indicate mental problems

Ancestry of “sydämenahdistus”, step by step

sydämenahdistus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ahdistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishahdistusanxiety; angst
2FinnishahdistaaTo distress, bother; To harass, pester, badger;...
3Finnishahdastight, narrow; narrow; narrow, restrictive
4Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
5Proto-Balticanśtas
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

via Finnish sydän

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsydänheart; core; wick
2Proto-Finnicsüdänheart
3Proto-Uralicśüdämeheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰusEvery word from Proto-Baltic anśtas