Where does “hermomyrkky” come from?
hermomyrkky (Finnish) comes from Finnish myrkky, from Proto-Finnic mürkkü, from Proto-Finnic merkkü.
hermomyrkky (Finnish): neurotoxin
Ancestry of “hermomyrkky”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | myrkky | poison; venom |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | mürkkü | poison |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | merkkü | — |