Where does “hermostosairaus” come from?

hermostosairaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish sairaus, from Finnish sairas, from Proto-Finnic sairas, from Proto-Germanic sairaz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- — to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind.

hermostosairaus (Finnish): disease of the nervous system

Definitions

  1. disease of the nervous system

Ancestry of “hermostosairaus”, step by step

hermostosairaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sairaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsairaussickness, illness, malady, disease, ailment
2Finnishsairasill, sick; A sick person
3Proto-Finnicsairasill, sick
4Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind

via Finnish hermosto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhermostonervous system
2Finnishhermonerve; snap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sairaz →