Where does “sydänhermo” come from?

sydänhermo (Finnish) comes from Finnish sydän, from Proto-Finnic südän, from Proto-Uralic śüdäme — heart.

sydänhermo (Finnish): heart nerve

Definitions

  1. heart nerve

Ancestry of “sydänhermo”, step by step

sydänhermo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sydän

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsydänheart; core; wick
2Proto-Finnicsüdänheart
3Proto-Uralicśüdämeheart

via Finnish hermo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhermonerve; snap

Words derived from “sydänhermo

Every word from Proto-Uralic śüdämeEvery word from Proto-Finnic südänEvery word from Finnish sydän