Where does “sydänlaho” come from?

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

sydänlaho (Finnish): heartrot

Definitions

  1. heartrot

Ancestry of “sydänlaho”, step by step

sydänlaho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sydän

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

via Finnish laho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlahorotten; rotten wood, especially a rotten section...
2Proto-Finniclahoof tree/wood rotten
Every word from Proto-Uralic śüdäme →Every word from Proto-Finnic südän →Every word from Finnish sydän →
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