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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

Definitions

  1. brain surgeon

Ancestry of “aivokirurgi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirurgisurgeon
2Swedishkirurgsurgeon
3Latinchīrurgus—
4Ancient Greekχειρουργόςcraftsman; surgeon
5Ancient Greek-ουργόςworker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman
6Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
7Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
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