Where does “synnytyssupistus” come from?

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

synnytyssupistus (Finnish): contraction of labour, contraction strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth

Definitions

  1. contraction of labour, contraction strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth

Ancestry of “synnytyssupistus”, step by step

synnytyssupistus 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 supistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsupistusreduction, cutback, cut; contraction
2Finnishsupistaato reduce; to abridge; to cancel, reduce
3Finnishsuppeascanty, limited, narrow; concise, succinct; close
4Finnish-eäFront vowel variant of -ea
Every word from Proto-Uralic *sentew- →Every word from Proto-Finnic süntüdäk →Every word from Proto-Finnic sündüttädäk →