Where does “reisihermo” come from?

reisihermo (Finnish) comes from Finnish reisi, from Proto-Finnic raici, from Finnish rietas, from Proto-Finnic reet'as.

reisihermo (Finnish): femoral nerve

Definitions

  1. femoral nerve

Ancestry of “reisihermo”, step by step

reisihermo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish reisi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreisithigh; femur; femoral
2Proto-Finnicraicithigh
3Finnishrietaswanton, lewd, lascivious
4Proto-Finnicreet'as—

via Finnish hermo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhermonerve; snap
Every word from Proto-Finnic reet'as →Every word from Finnish rietas →Every word from Proto-Finnic raici →