Where does “näkökeskus” come from?

näkökeskus (Finnish) comes from Finnish keskus, from Finnish Keski-, from Proto-Finnic keski, from Proto-Finno-Permic keske.

näkökeskus (Finnish): visual cortex

Definitions

  1. visual cortex

Ancestry of “näkökeskus”, step by step

näkökeskus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keskus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskuscentre/center
2FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske—

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—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic keske →Every word from Finnish Keski- →Every word from Finnish keskus →