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Where does “aivottomuus” come from?

aivottomuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish aivoton, from Finnish aivot, from Proto-Finnic aivo, from Proto-Uralic ajŋe.

aivottomuus (Finnish): anencephaly

Definitions

  1. anencephaly

Ancestry of “aivottomuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaivotonbrainless
2Finnishaivotbrain
3Proto-Finnicaivo—
4Proto-Uralicajŋe—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ajŋe →