Where does “kulkkutauti” come from?

kulkkutauti (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian tauti, from Proto-Finnic tauti, from Proto-Norse dauđi.

kulkkutauti (Ingrian): diphtheria

Definitions

  1. diphtheria

Ancestry of “kulkkutauti”, step by step

kulkkutauti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian tauti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriantautidisease, sickness, illness
2Proto-Finnictautidisease, sickness
3Proto-Norsedauđi—

via Ingrian kulkku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankulkkuthroat
Every word from Proto-Norse dauđi →Every word from Proto-Finnic tauti →Every word from Ingrian tauti →