Where does “välikuolema” come from?

välikuolema (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuolema, from Proto-Finnic koolema, from Proto-Finnic kooldak, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.

välikuolema (Finnish): A pause to rest from partying or substance abuse

Definitions

  1. A pause to rest from partying or substance abuse

Ancestry of “välikuolema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuolemadeath, demise, decease; deathly
2Proto-Finnickoolemadeath
3Proto-Finnickooldakto die
4Proto-Uralickale-to die
Every word from Proto-Uralic kale- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kooldak →Every word from Proto-Finnic koolema →
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