Where does “seljaaju” come from?

seljaaju (Estonian) comes from Estonian selg, from Proto-Finnic selkä, from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä.

seljaaju (Estonian): spinal cord

Definitions

  1. spinal cord

Ancestry of “seljaaju”, step by step

seljaaju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian selg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianselgback; back, backside
2Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
3Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—

via Estonian aju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianajubrain
2Proto-Uralicajŋebrain
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä →Every word from Proto-Finnic selkä →Every word from Estonian selg →
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