Where does “hermokaasu” come from?

hermokaasu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaasu, from Proto-Uralic käsä — dew.

hermokaasu (Finnish): nerve gas

Definitions

  1. nerve gas

Ancestry of “hermokaasu”, step by step

hermokaasu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaasu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaasugas; gas pedal; "olla kaasussa": to be drunk
2Proto-Uralickäsädew

via Finnish hermo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhermonerve; snap
Every word from Proto-Uralic käsä →Every word from Finnish kaasu →