Where does “sydäniskuri” come from?

sydäniskuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish sydän, from Proto-Finnic südän, from Proto-Uralic śüdäme — heart.

sydäniskuri (Finnish): defibrillator electronic device that delivers a controlled electric shock to a patient to correct ventricular fibrillation

Definitions

  1. defibrillator electronic device that delivers a controlled electric shock to a patient to correct ventricular fibrillation

Ancestry of “sydäniskuri”, step by step

sydäniskuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sydän

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsydänheart; core; wick
2Proto-Finnicsüdänheart
3Proto-Uralicśüdämeheart

via Finnish iskuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishiskurifiring pin, striker; swipple; Short for...
2Finnishiskeäto strike, hit; to attack; to crack down
3Proto-Finniciskedäkto hit, to strike; to attack
Every word from Proto-Uralic śüdäme →Every word from Proto-Finnic südän →Every word from Finnish sydän →