Where does “välikorvantulehdus” come from?

välikorvantulehdus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tulehdus, from Finnish tulehtua, from Finnish -htua, from Finnish -tua, from Ido tu, from English thou, from English thousand, from Middle English thousend — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

välikorvantulehdus (Finnish): otitis media

Definitions

  1. otitis media

Ancestry of “välikorvantulehdus”, step by step

välikorvantulehdus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tulehdus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulehdusinflammation
2Finnishtulehtuato inflame
3Finnish-htuaForms translative verbs, often emphasizing the...
4Finnish-tuaForms inchoative or passive intransitive verbs...
5Idotuyou singular, thou
6EnglishthouNominative singular of ye; To address using the...
7EnglishthousandA numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 10
8Middle EnglishthousendA thousand; 1000
9Old Englishþūsendthousand
10Proto-West Germanicþūsundithousand
11Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
12Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
13Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Finnish välikorva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvälikorvamiddle ear
2Finnishväli-mid-, middle-, intermediate, inter-
3Finnishväligap, space; interval; distance
4Proto-Finnicvälji—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Finnish -tua →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- →