Where does “yökastelu” come from?
yökastelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish yö, from Proto-Finnic öö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje.
yökastelu (Finnish): bedwetting
Ancestry of “yökastelu”, step by step
yökastelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish yö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yö | period of day
Previous:
iltayö
Next:
aamuyö;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | öö | night |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | üje | — |
via Finnish kastelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kastelu | irrigation; watering; wetting |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |