Where does “naamahermohalvaus” come from?

naamahermohalvaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish halvaus, from Finnish -us, from Proto-Finnic -us — Forms some nouns from nominal stems.

Ancestry of “naamahermohalvaus”, step by step

naamahermohalvaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish halvaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhalvausparalysis; arrest; as in sydänhalvaus; stroke
2Finnish-usForms nouns from verbs, describing an action or...
3Proto-Finnic-usForms some nouns from nominal stems

via Finnish naamahermo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaamahermofacial nerve
2Finnishnaamaface; face, mouth
3Proto-Samicnāmēvelvet on reindeer antlers
Every word from Proto-Finnic -us →Every word from Finnish -us →Every word from Finnish halvaus →