Where does “kylkivälihermo” come from?

kylkivälihermo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kylkiväli, from Finnish väli, from Proto-Finnic välji.

kylkivälihermo (Finnish): intercostal nerve

Definitions

  1. intercostal nerve

Ancestry of “kylkivälihermo”, step by step

kylkivälihermo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kylkiväli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylkiväliintercostal space
2Finnishväligap, space; interval; distance
3Proto-Finnicvälji—

via Finnish hermo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhermonerve; snap
Every word from Proto-Finnic välji →Every word from Finnish väli →Every word from Finnish kylkiväli →
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