Where does “kasvohermohalvaus” come from?

kasvohermohalvaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasvohermo, from Finnish kasvo, from Veps kazda, from Proto-Finnic kasvadak, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks-.

kasvohermohalvaus (Finnish): facial paralysis, facial nerve paralysis

Definitions

  1. facial paralysis, facial nerve paralysis

Ancestry of “kasvohermohalvaus”, step by step

kasvohermohalvaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvohermo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvohermofacial nerve
2Finnishkasvoface; face, figure
3Vepskazdato grow; to grow up; to increase
4Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—

via Finnish halvaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhalvausparalysis; arrest; as in sydänhalvaus; stroke
2Finnish-usForms nouns from verbs, describing an action or...
3Proto-Finnic-usForms some nouns from nominal stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewks- →