Where does “hermostoputki” come from?

hermostoputki (Finnish) comes from Finnish putki, from Proto-Finnic pucki, from Proto-Uralic pučke — hollow plant stalk.

hermostoputki (Finnish): neural tube

Definitions

  1. neural tube

Ancestry of “hermostoputki”, step by step

hermostoputki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish putki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishputkitube, pipe; duct, conduit; barrel
2Proto-Finnicpuckiplant with a hollow stem, especially various plants of genus Angelica
3Proto-Uralicpučkehollow plant stalk

via Finnish hermosto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhermostonervous system
2Finnishhermonerve; snap
Every word from Proto-Uralic pučke →Every word from Proto-Finnic pucki →Every word from Finnish putki →