Where does “aivoleikkaus” come from?
aivoleikkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish leikkaus, from Finnish leikata, from Proto-Finnic leik'at'ak — to cut.
aivoleikkaus (Finnish): brain surgery
Ancestry of “aivoleikkaus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | leikkaus | cut, cutting; operation, surgery; perioperative |
| 2 | Finnish | leikata | to cut; to incise; to mow |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | leik'at'ak | to cut |