Where does “naamahermo” come from?

naamahermo (Finnish) comes from Finnish naama, from Proto-Samic nāmē — velvet on reindeer antlers.

naamahermo (Finnish): facial nerve

Definitions

  1. facial nerve

Ancestry of “naamahermo”, step by step

naamahermo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish naama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaamaface; face, mouth
2Proto-Samicnāmēvelvet on reindeer antlers

via Finnish hermo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhermonerve; snap

Words derived from “naamahermo”

Every word from Proto-Samic nāmē →Every word from Finnish naama →