Where does “nikamavälilevy” come from?
nikamavälilevy (Finnish) comes from Finnish nikama, from Finnish mä, from Finnish minä, from Proto-Finnic minä, from Uralic *minä.
nikamavälilevy (Finnish): intervertebral disc
Ancestry of “nikamavälilevy”, step by step
nikamavälilevy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nikama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nikama | vertebra |
| 2 | Finnish | mä | I |
| 3 | Finnish | minä | I; ego; self |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | minä | I, me |
| 5 | Uralic | *minä | — |
via Finnish välilevy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | välilevy | intervertebral disc; short for nikamavälilevy;... |
| 2 | Finnish | levy | plate; board; slab |
| 3 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |