Where does “aivopoimu” come from?

aivopoimu (Finnish) comes from Finnish poimu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

aivopoimu (Finnish): gyrus

Definitions

  1. gyrus

Ancestry of “aivopoimu”, step by step

aivopoimu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poimu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoimufold, warp, crease, wrinkle, ruga
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish aivot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaivotbrain
2Proto-Finnicaivobrain
3Proto-Uralicajŋebrain
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish poimu →
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