Where does “kuulohermo” come from?

kuulohermo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuulo, from Finnish kuulla, from Proto-Finnic kuuldak, from Proto-Uralic *kuwle- — to hear.

kuulohermo (Finnish): cochlear nerve, auditory nerve, acoustic nerve

Definitions

  1. cochlear nerve, auditory nerve, acoustic nerve

Ancestry of “kuulohermo”, step by step

kuulohermo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkuuloThe sense of hearing
2Finnishkuullato hear; to hear of; to listen to
3Proto-Finnickuuldakto hear
4Proto-Uralic*kuwle-to hear

via Finnish hermo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhermonerve; snap
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kuwle- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuuldak →Every word from Finnish kuulla →