Where does “hermokeskus” come from?

hermokeskus (Finnish) comes from Finnish keskus, from Finnish Keski-, from Proto-Finnic keski, from Proto-Finno-Permic keske.

hermokeskus (Finnish): nerve center, ganglion

Definitions

  1. nerve center, ganglion

Ancestry of “hermokeskus”, step by step

hermokeskus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keskus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskuscentre/center
2FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske—

via Finnish hermo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhermonerve; snap
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic keske →Every word from Finnish Keski- →Every word from Finnish keskus →