Where does “talvimasennus” come from?

talvimasennus (Finnish) comes from Finnish talvi, from Proto-Finnic talvi, from Proto-Uralic tälwä — winter.

talvimasennus (Finnish): winter blues, winter depression

Definitions

  1. winter blues, winter depression

Ancestry of “talvimasennus”, step by step

talvimasennus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish talvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalviwinter
2Proto-Finnictalviwinter
3Proto-Uralictälwäwinter

via Finnish masennus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmasennusdepression
2FinnishmasentaaTo depress
3Finnishmasea—
Every word from Proto-Uralic tälwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic talvi →Every word from Finnish talvi →