Where does “selkäydin” come from?
selkäydin (Finnish) comes from Finnish ydin, from Friulian Udin, from Arabic الدِّين.
selkäydin (Finnish): spinal cord
Ancestry of “selkäydin”, step by step
selkäydin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ydin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ydin | core, kernel, the central part of something;... |
| 2 | Friulian | Udin | Udine |
| 3 | Arabic | الدِّين | — |
via Finnish selkä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | selkä | back; ridge, spine; watershed area |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | selkä | back; ridge |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | śelkä | — |
Words derived from “selkäydin”