Where does “aivoriihi” come from?

aivoriihi (Finnish) comes from Finnish riihi, from Proto-Finnic riihi, from Proto-Finnic riŋeše.

aivoriihi (Finnish): brainstorming session, brainstorm

Definitions

  1. brainstorming session, brainstorm

Ancestry of “aivoriihi”, step by step

aivoriihi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish riihi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishriihiA traditional Scandinavian and Russian grain...
2Proto-Finnicriihicabin for drying and threshing grain
3Proto-Finnicriŋeše—

via Finnish aivot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaivotbrain
2Proto-Finnicaivobrain
3Proto-Uralicajŋebrain
Every word from Proto-Finnic riŋeše →Every word from Proto-Finnic riihi →Every word from Finnish riihi →