Where does “aivokuume” come from?

aivokuume (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuume, from Finnish kuuma, from Proto-Finnic kuuma — hot.

aivokuume (Finnish): encephalitis

Definitions

  1. encephalitis

Ancestry of “aivokuume”, step by step

aivokuume traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuume

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuumefever, temperature; A rush, a period of feverish...
2Finnishkuumahot; ardent, passionate, fervent
3Proto-Finnickuumahot

via Finnish aivot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaivotbrain
2Proto-Finnicaivobrain
3Proto-Uralicajŋebrain
Every word from Proto-Finnic kuuma →Every word from Finnish kuuma →Every word from Finnish kuume →