Where does “liskoaivot” come from?

liskoaivot (Finnish) comes from Finnish lisko, from Finnish sisilisko, from Proto-Finnic sisalikko, from Proto-Uralic čońśe — lizard.

liskoaivot (Finnish): reptilian brain, lizard brain according to triune brain model, the primitive part of the human brain that mirrors that of reptiles, controlling instinctive behavior

Definitions

  1. reptilian brain, lizard brain according to triune brain model, the primitive part of the human brain that mirrors that of reptiles, controlling instinctive behavior

Ancestry of “liskoaivot”, step by step

liskoaivot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lisko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliskolizard; newt
2Finnishsisiliskocommon lizard, viviparous lizard, "Zootoca...
3Proto-Finnicsisalikkocommon lizard, viviparous lizard (Zootoca vivipara)
4Proto-Uralicčońśelizard

via Finnish aivot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaivotbrain
2Proto-Finnicaivobrain
3Proto-Uralicajŋebrain
Every word from Proto-Uralic čońśe →Every word from Proto-Finnic sisalikko →Every word from Finnish sisilisko →
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