Where does “aivokirurgi” come from?
aivokirurgi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirurgi, from Swedish kirurg, from Latin chīrurgus, from Ancient Greek χειρουργός, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom — to make.
aivokirurgi (Finnish): brain surgeon
Ancestry of “aivokirurgi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kirurgi | surgeon |
| 2 | Swedish | kirurg | surgeon |
| 3 | Latin | chīrurgus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χειρουργός | craftsman; surgeon |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ουργός | worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |