Where does “aivottomuus” come from?

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

aivottomuus (Finnish): anencephaly

Definitions

  1. anencephaly

Ancestry of “aivottomuus”, step by step

aivottomuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aivoton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaivotonbrainless
2Finnishaivotbrain
3Proto-Finnicaivobrain
4Proto-Uralicajŋebrain

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Uralic ajŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic aivo →Every word from Finnish aivot →