Where does “värttinähermo” come from?
värttinähermo (Finnish) comes from Finnish värttinä, from Old East Slavic веретено, from Proto-Slavic verteno, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
värttinähermo (Finnish): radial nerve
Ancestry of “värttinähermo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | värttinä | spindle; distaff; radius |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | веретено | spindle |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | verteno | spindle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |