Where does “versosyöpä” come from?

versosyöpä (Finnish) comes from Finnish syöpä, from Finnish syödä, from Proto-Finnic söödäk, from Proto-Indo-European suH-é.

versosyöpä (Finnish): a plant disease affecting trees; pine twisting rust

Definitions

  1. a plant disease affecting trees; pine twisting rust

Ancestry of “versosyöpä”, step by step

versosyöpä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish syöpä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyöpäcancer; Third-person singular indicative present...
2Finnishsyödäto eat; to wear out, to tire, to strain; to...
3Proto-Finnicsöödäkto eat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-é—

via Finnish verso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishversosprout, shoot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH-é →Every word from Proto-Finnic söödäk →Every word from Finnish syödä →