Where does “välilevytyrä” come from?
välilevytyrä (Finnish) comes from Finnish välilevy, from Finnish levy, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u.
välilevytyrä (Finnish): hernia nuclei pulposi, spinal disc herniation
Definitions
- hernia nuclei pulposi, spinal disc herniation
Ancestry of “välilevytyrä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | välilevy | intervertebral disc; short for nikamavälilevy;... |
| 2 | Finnish | levy | plate; board; slab |
| 3 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -u | — |