Where does “kahjurõõm” come from?

kahjurõõm (Estonian) comes from Estonian kahju, from Proto-Finnic kaiho — harm, damage, loss.

kahjurõõm (Estonian): schadenfreude

Definitions

  1. schadenfreude

Ancestry of “kahjurõõm”, step by step

kahjurõõm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian kahju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankahjuharm, injury; damage
2Proto-Finnickaihoharm, damage, loss

via Estonian rõõm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianrõõmjoy, happiness
2Proto-Finnicreemujoy, happiness
Every word from Proto-Finnic kaiho →Every word from Estonian kahju →
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