Where does “kainalohermo” come from?

kainalohermo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kainalo, from Proto-Finnic kainalo, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

kainalohermo (Finnish): axillary nerve

Definitions

  1. axillary nerve

Ancestry of “kainalohermo”, step by step

kainalohermo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kainalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkainaloarmpit
2Proto-Finnickainaloarmpit
3Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish hermo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhermonerve; snap
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëlaEvery word from Proto-Finnic kainaloEvery word from Finnish kainalo
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