Where does “aivopähkinä” come from?
aivopähkinä (Finnish) comes from Finnish aivot, from Proto-Finnic aivo, from Proto-Uralic ajŋe.
aivopähkinä (Finnish): brain-teaser
Ancestry of “aivopähkinä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aivot | brain |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | aivo | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ajŋe | — |