Where does “verijuotikas” come from?

verijuotikas (Finnish) comes from Finnish juotikas, from Finnish juoda, from Proto-Finnic joodak, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

verijuotikas (Finnish): European medicinal leech

Definitions

  1. European medicinal leech

Ancestry of “verijuotikas”, step by step

verijuotikas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juotikas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuotikasleech
2Finnishjuodato drink
3Proto-Finnicjoodakto drink
4Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?

via Finnish veri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveriblood
2Proto-Finnicveriblood
3Proto-Uralicwereblood
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic joodak →Every word from Finnish juoda →