Where does “aivorunko” come from?

aivorunko (Finnish) comes from Finnish runko, from Proto-Finnic runka — body, torso.

aivorunko (Finnish): brain stem

Definitions

  1. brain stem

Ancestry of “aivorunko”, step by step

aivorunko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish runko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrunkotrunk; hull; body
2Proto-Finnicrunkabody, torso

via Finnish aivo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishaivoNominative singular form of aivot
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