Where does “amerikankuume” come from?
amerikankuume (Finnish) comes from Finnish Amerikka, from Russian Америка, from New Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
amerikankuume (Finnish): rush to America
Ancestry of “amerikankuume”, step by step