Where does “aivolohko” come from?

aivolohko (Finnish) comes from Finnish lohko, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

aivolohko (Finnish): A lobe

Definitions

  1. A lobe

Ancestry of “aivolohko”, step by step

aivolohko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lohko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlohkosection; lobe; block, chunk
2Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish aivot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaivotbrain
2Proto-Finnicaivobrain
3Proto-Uralicajŋebrain
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Finnish -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →