Where does “vauvakuume” come from?
vauvakuume (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuume, from Finnish kuuma, from Proto-Finnic kuuma — hot.
vauvakuume (Finnish): baby fever
Definitions
- baby fever
Ancestry of “vauvakuume”, step by step
vauvakuume traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kuume
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuume | fever, temperature; A rush, a period of feverish... |
| 2 | Finnish | kuuma | hot; ardent, passionate, fervent |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kuuma | hot |
via Finnish vauva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vauva | baby; a baby animal |