Where does “synnytystuska” come from?

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

synnytystuska (Finnish): birth pang

Definitions

  1. birth pang

Ancestry of “synnytystuska”, step by step

synnytystuska 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 tuska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuskapain, distress, agony, suffering
2Old East Slavicтъска
Every word from Proto-Uralic *sentew-Every word from Proto-Finnic süntüdäkEvery word from Proto-Finnic sündüttädäk