Where does “hermosyy” come from?

hermosyy (Finnish) comes from Finnish syy, from Proto-Finnic süü, from Proto-Uralic śuwe — mouth.

hermosyy (Finnish): nerve fibre

Definitions

  1. nerve fibre

Ancestry of “hermosyy”, step by step

hermosyy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish syy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyyfibre; filament; grain
2Proto-Finnicsüüthread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause
3Proto-Uralicśuwemouth

via Finnish hermo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhermonerve; snap
Every word from Proto-Uralic śuwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic süü →Every word from Finnish syy →