Where does “kieli-kitahermo” come from?

kieli-kitahermo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kieli, from Proto-Finnic keeli, from Proto-Uralic käle — tongue; language.

kieli-kitahermo (Finnish): glossopharyngeal nerve

Definitions

  1. glossopharyngeal nerve

Ancestry of “kieli-kitahermo”, step by step

kieli-kitahermo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language

via Finnish kita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkitamouth; throat, pharynx
2Proto-Finnickitathroat, pharynx, mouth

via Finnish hermo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhermonerve; snap
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →