Where does “synnytyspihdit” come from?

synnytyspihdit (Finnish) comes from Finnish synnytys, from Finnish synnyttää, from Proto-Finnic sündüttädäk, from Proto-Finnic süntüdäk, from Proto-Uralic *sentew- — to be born.

synnytyspihdit (Finnish): obstetric forceps

Definitions

  1. obstetric forceps

Ancestry of “synnytyspihdit”, step by step

synnytyspihdit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish synnytys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsynnytysThe act of giving birth; childbirth, parturition
2FinnishsynnyttääTo deliver, bear, give birth to; to drop, calve,...
3Proto-Finnicsündüttädäkto give birth
4Proto-Finnicsüntüdäkto be born
5Proto-Uralic*sentew-to be born

via Finnish pihdit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpihditpliers; tongs; forceps
2Finnishpihtiany two-pronged handtool or artifact to hold,...
3Proto-Finnicpihtisplint holder
4Proto-Finno-Permicpište
Every word from Proto-Uralic *sentew-Every word from Proto-Finnic süntüdäkEvery word from Proto-Finnic sündüttädäk