Where does “sydänkorvake” come from?

sydänkorvake (Finnish) comes from Finnish korvake, from Finnish -ke, from Finnish -kkä, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

sydänkorvake (Finnish): auricle ear-shaped appendage of the either atrium of the heart

Definitions

  1. auricle ear-shaped appendage of the either atrium of the heart

Ancestry of “sydänkorvake”, step by step

sydänkorvake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korvake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorvakestipule; auricle
2Finnish-keForms diminutive forms of nouns; Forms nouns from...
3Finnish-kkäFront vowel variant of -kka
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish sydän

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsydänheart; core; wick
2Proto-Finnicsüdänheart
3Proto-Uralicśüdämeheart
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus