Where does “älyihminen” come from?

älyihminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ihminen, from Finnish inhiminen, from Proto-Finnic inhiminen — human, human being.

älyihminen (Finnish): rational person person whose actions and behavior are driven by intellect and rational thinking rather than emotion, compassion and the like; often seen as an antonym of

Definitions

  1. rational person person whose actions and behavior are driven by intellect and rational thinking rather than emotion, compassion and the like; often seen as an antonym of

Ancestry of “älyihminen”, step by step

älyihminen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ihminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishihminenhuman, human being; person
2Finnishinhiminen
3Proto-Finnicinhiminenhuman, human being

via Finnish äly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishälyintellect, intelligence; smart; bucket bong
2Proto-Finnicälüintellect, intelligence, understanding
3Proto-Finno-Permicälwä
Every word from Proto-Finnic inhiminenEvery word from Finnish inhiminenEvery word from Finnish ihminen