Where does “keskiaivot” come from?

keskiaivot (Finnish) comes from Finnish aivot, from Proto-Finnic aivo, from Proto-Uralic ajŋe — brain.

keskiaivot (Finnish): midbrain

Definitions

  1. midbrain

Ancestry of “keskiaivot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaivotbrain
2Proto-Finnicaivobrain
3Proto-Uralicajŋebrain
Every word from Proto-Uralic ajŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic aivo →Every word from Finnish aivot →