Where does “syyhytauti” come from?
syyhytauti (Finnish) comes from Finnish tauti, from Proto-Finnic tauti, from Proto-Norse dauđi.
syyhytauti (Finnish): itching disease
Ancestry of “syyhytauti”, step by step
syyhytauti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tauti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tauti | disease |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tauti | disease, sickness |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | dauđi | — |
via Finnish syyhy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | syyhy | scabies; mange, scab; A heavy and/or persistent... |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |