Where does “нейрон” come from?

нейрон (Kazakh) comes from Russian нейро́н, from Latin neuron, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον, from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

нейрон (Kazakh): neuron

Definitions

  1. neuron

Ancestry of “нейрон”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнейро́нneuron
2Latinneuron
3Ancient Greekνεῦρονsinew, tendon; cord, of a slingshot, bowstring;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnéh₁wr̥sinew, tendon
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥Every word from Ancient Greek νεῦρον
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