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Where does “synnytys” come from?

synnytys (Finnish) comes from Finnish synnyttää, from Proto-Finnic sündüttädäk, from Proto-Finnic süntüdäk, from Proto-Uralic *sentew-.

synnytys (Finnish): The act of giving birth; childbirth, parturition

Definitions

  1. The act of giving birth; childbirth, parturition

Ancestry of “synnytys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsynnyttääTo deliver, bear, give birth to; to drop, calve,...
2Proto-Finnicsündüttädäkto give birth
3Proto-Finnicsüntüdäkto be born
4Proto-Uralic*sentew-—

Words derived from “synnytys”

  • synnytysoppi
  • synnytystuska
  • synnytyslaitos
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