Where does “kahjurõõm” come from?
kahjurõõm (Estonian) comes from Estonian kahju, from Proto-Finnic kaiho.
kahjurõõm (Estonian): schadenfreude
Ancestry of “kahjurõõm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | kahju | harm, injury; damage |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kaiho | — |