Where does “veri-aivoeste” come from?

veri-aivoeste (Finnish) comes from Finnish veri, from Proto-Finnic veri, from Proto-Uralic were — blood.

veri-aivoeste (Finnish): blood-brain barrier

Definitions

  1. blood-brain barrier

Ancestry of “veri-aivoeste”, step by step

veri-aivoeste traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish veri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveriblood
2Proto-Finnicveriblood
3Proto-Uralicwereblood

via Finnish aivot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaivotbrain
2Proto-Finnicaivobrain
3Proto-Uralicajŋebrain

via Finnish este

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishesteobstacle, barrier, hindrance, obstruction,...
2Finnishestääto prevent, forestall, preclude; to avert; to...
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