Where does “yskänpuuska” come from?
yskänpuuska (Finnish) comes from Finnish yskä — cough; tussis.
yskänpuuska (Finnish): fit of cough
Definitions
- fit of cough
Ancestry of “yskänpuuska”, step by step
yskänpuuska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish yskä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yskä | cough; tussis |
via Finnish puuska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puuska | gust, blast, scud; fit; Synonym of puuhka |