Where does “virtsaputkitulehdus” come from?

virtsaputkitulehdus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tulehdus, from Finnish tulehtua, from Finnish -htua, from Finnish -tua, from Ido tu, from English thou, from English thousand, from Middle English thousend — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

virtsaputkitulehdus (Finnish): urethritis inflammation of the urethra

Definitions

  1. urethritis inflammation of the urethra

Ancestry of “virtsaputkitulehdus”, step by step

virtsaputkitulehdus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tulehdus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulehdusinflammation
2Finnishtulehtuato inflame
3Finnish-htuaForms translative verbs, often emphasizing the...
4Finnish-tuaForms inchoative or passive intransitive verbs...
5Idotuyou singular, thou
6EnglishthouNominative singular of ye; To address using the...
7EnglishthousandA numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 10
8Middle EnglishthousendA thousand; 1000
9Old Englishþūsendthousand
10Proto-West Germanicþūsundithousand
11Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
12Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
13Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Finnish virtsaputki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirtsaputkiurethra
2Finnishputkitube, pipe; duct, conduit; barrel
3Proto-Finnicpuckiplant with a hollow stem, especially various plants of genus Angelica
4Proto-Uralicpučkehollow plant stalk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Finnish -tua →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- →