Where does “tyhjäsuoli” come from?

tyhjäsuoli (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyhjä, from Proto-Finnic tühjä, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas, from Proto-Indo-European tews-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.

tyhjäsuoli (Finnish): jejunum

Definitions

  1. jejunum

Ancestry of “tyhjäsuoli”, step by step

tyhjäsuoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tyhjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyhjäempty; blank; void
2Proto-Finnictühjäempty
3Proto-Balto-Slavictuskjasempty
4Proto-Indo-Europeantews-to be empty; to drain; to be happy
5Proto-Indo-Europeantu-to swell; bird-cry, shriek

via Finnish suoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuoliintestine, bowel
2Proto-Finnicsooligut, intestine, bowel
3Proto-Uralicśola—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas →