Where does “neuraaliputki” come from?
neuraaliputki (Finnish) comes from Finnish neuraalinen, from English neural, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον, from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.
Ancestry of “neuraaliputki”, step by step
neuraaliputki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish neuraalinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | neuraalinen | neural |
| 2 | English | neural | Of, or relating to the nerves, neurons or the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νεῦρον | sinew, tendon; cord, of a slingshot, bowstring;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | snéh₁wr̥ | sinew, tendon |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin (thread), to sew |