Where does “näköhermo” come from?

näköhermo (Finnish) comes from Finnish näkö, from Proto-Finnic näko, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

näköhermo (Finnish): optic nerve

Definitions

  1. optic nerve

Ancestry of “näköhermo”, step by step

näköhermo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish näkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäkösight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face
2Proto-Finnicnäkosight, vision; look, appearance; face
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish hermo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhermonerve; snap

Words derived from “näköhermo”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic näko →