Where does “vatsa-aortta” come from?

vatsa-aortta (Finnish) comes from Finnish aortta, from Swedish aorta, from Ancient Greek ἀορτή, from Ancient Greek ἀορτέω, from Ancient Greek ἀείρω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vatsa-aortta (Finnish): abdominal aorta

Definitions

  1. abdominal aorta

Ancestry of “vatsa-aortta”, step by step

vatsa-aortta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aortta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaorttaaorta
2Swedishaortaaorta
3Ancient Greekἀορτήthe lower extremities of the windpipe; a knapsack...
4Ancient Greekἀορτέω
5Ancient Greekἀείρωto lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Finnish vatsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvatsastomach
2Proto-Finnicvaccastomach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-