Where does “näköhermoristi” come from?
näköhermoristi (Finnish) comes from Finnish näköhermo, from Finnish näkö, from Proto-Finnic näko, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
näköhermoristi (Finnish): optic chiasm
Ancestry of “näköhermoristi”, step by step
näköhermoristi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish näköhermo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näköhermo | optic nerve |
| 2 | Finnish | näkö | sight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | näko | sight, vision; look, appearance; face |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish Risti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Risti | cross |
| 2 | Finnish | -iäinen | Front vowel variant of -iainen |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |