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Where does “kuulohermo” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. cochlear nerve, auditory nerve, acoustic nerve

Ancestry of “kuulohermo”, step by step

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