Where does “kyynärhermo” come from?

kyynärhermo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kyynärä, from Proto-Uralic küńä — elbow.

kyynärhermo (Finnish): ulnar nerve

Definitions

  1. ulnar nerve

Ancestry of “kyynärhermo”, step by step

kyynärhermo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kyynärä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyynäräelbow, forearm; a traditional measure of length...
2Proto-Uralicküńäelbow

via Finnish hermo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhermonerve; snap
Every word from Proto-Uralic küńä →Every word from Finnish kyynärä →