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Where does “korvatorvi” come from?

korvatorvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish torvi, from Proto-Finnic torvi, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

korvatorvi (Finnish): Eustachian tube

Definitions

  1. Eustachian tube

Ancestry of “korvatorvi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtorvihorn; tube or pipe, especially one that widens in...
2Proto-Finnictorvihorn; tube, pipe
3Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
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