Where does “tikapuuhermosto” come from?

tikapuuhermosto (Finnish) comes from Finnish hermosto, from Finnish hermo — nerve; snap.

tikapuuhermosto (Finnish): ventral nerve cord

Definitions

  1. ventral nerve cord

Ancestry of “tikapuuhermosto”, step by step

tikapuuhermosto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hermosto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhermostonervous system
2Finnishhermonerve; snap

via Finnish tikapuut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtikapuutladder
2FinnishpuutNominative plural form of puu
Every word from Finnish hermo →Every word from Finnish hermosto →