Where does “haamupotilas” come from?

haamupotilas (Finnish) comes from Finnish potilas, from Finnish potea, from Proto-Finnic potedak, from Proto-Finnic poče-.

haamupotilas (Finnish): no-show

Definitions

  1. no-show

Ancestry of “haamupotilas”, step by step

haamupotilas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish potilas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpotilaspatient
2FinnishpoteaTo be sick with, have, suffer from
3Proto-Finnicpotedakto be sick with, to suffer from
4Proto-Finnicpoče-—

via Finnish haamu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaamughost, spirit; shadow
2Proto-Finnichaama—
3Proto-Finno-Permicšamɜ—
Every word from Proto-Finnic poče- →Every word from Proto-Finnic potedak →Every word from Finnish potea →