Where does “aivosirppi” come from?

aivosirppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish sirppi, from Proto-Slavic sьrpъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sírpas, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

aivosirppi (Finnish): falx celebri

Definitions

  1. falx celebri

Ancestry of “aivosirppi”, step by step

aivosirppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sirppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsirppisickle; crescent
2Proto-Slavicsьrpъsickle
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsírpas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via Finnish aivot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaivotbrain
2Proto-Finnicaivobrain
3Proto-Uralicajŋebrain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sírpas →