Where does “virtsanjohdin” come from?

virtsanjohdin (Finnish) comes from Finnish johdin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

virtsanjohdin (Finnish): ureter

Definitions

  1. ureter

Ancestry of “virtsanjohdin”, step by step

virtsanjohdin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish johdin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjohdinconductor; derivational affix; duct
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Finnish virtsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirtsaurine
2Proto-Finnicvirccaslurry
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Finnish -in →Every word from Finnish johdin →