Where does “käpyrauhanen” come from?

käpyrauhanen (Finnish) comes from Finnish rauhanen, from Finnish Rauha, from Finnish rauha, from Proto-Finnic rauha — peace, tranquility.

käpyrauhanen (Finnish): pineal gland

Definitions

  1. pineal gland

Ancestry of “käpyrauhanen”, step by step

käpyrauhanen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rauhanen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrauhanengland
2FinnishRauhapeace, harmony, calm state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony
3Finnishrauhapeace, harmony, calm; peace
4Proto-Finnicrauhapeace, tranquility

via Finnish käpy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäpyconifer's cone, strobilus
2Proto-Turkickäpä—
Every word from Proto-Finnic rauha →Every word from Finnish rauha →Every word from Finnish Rauha →