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
Ancestry of “haamupotilas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | potilas | patient |
| 2 | Finnish | potea | To be sick with, have, suffer from |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | potedak | to be sick with, to suffer from |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | poče- | — |