Where does “aivoturso” come from?

aivoturso (Finnish) comes from Finnish turso, from Finnish Tursas, from Proto-Germanic þurisaz, from Proto-Indo-European tur-.

aivoturso (Finnish): hippocampus

Definitions

  1. hippocampus

Ancestry of “aivoturso”, step by step

aivoturso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish turso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtursosea monster
2FinnishTursasthe god of war
3Proto-Germanicþurisazgiant; demon; monster; name of the þ-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeantur-—

via Finnish aivot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaivotbrain
2Proto-Finnicaivobrain
3Proto-Uralicajŋebrain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tur- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurisaz →Every word from Finnish Tursas →
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