Where does “keskushermosto” come from?

keskushermosto (Finnish) comes from Finnish keskus, from Finnish Keski-, from Proto-Finnic keski, from Proto-Finno-Permic keske.

keskushermosto (Finnish): central nervous system, CNS

Definitions

  1. central nervous system, CNS

Ancestry of “keskushermosto”, step by step

keskushermosto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keskus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskuscentre/center
2FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske—

via Finnish hermosto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhermostonervous system
2Finnishhermonerve; snap

Words derived from “keskushermosto”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic keske →Every word from Finnish Keski- →Every word from Finnish keskus →