Where does “selkäsuoni” come from?

selkäsuoni (Finnish) comes from Finnish suoni, from Proto-Finnic sooni, from Proto-Uralic sëne — vein, blood vessel; sinew.

selkäsuoni (Finnish): spinal (blood) vessel; dorsal (blood) vessel

Definitions

  1. spinal (blood) vessel; dorsal (blood) vessel

Ancestry of “selkäsuoni”, step by step

selkäsuoni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suoni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuonivein; Short for verisuoni; tendon, sinew; still...
2Proto-Finnicsoonisinew
3Proto-Uralicsënevein, blood vessel; sinew

via Finnish selkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselkäback; ridge, spine; watershed area
2Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
3Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic sëne →Every word from Proto-Finnic sooni →Every word from Finnish suoni →