Where does “vagushermo” come from?

vagushermo (Finnish) comes from Finnish vagus, from Latin vagus, from Proto-Italic wagos, from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos.

vagushermo (Finnish): vagus nerve

Definitions

  1. vagus nerve

Ancestry of “vagushermo”, step by step

vagushermo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vagus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvagusvagus, vagus nerve
2Latinvaguswandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague
3Proto-Italicwagos—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHwogos—

via Finnish hermo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhermonerve; snap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos →Every word from Proto-Italic wagos →Every word from Latin vagus →