Where does “haamutorjunta” come from?

haamutorjunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish haamu, from Proto-Finnic haama, from Proto-Finno-Permic šamɜ.

haamutorjunta (Finnish): miracle save

Definitions

  1. miracle save

Ancestry of “haamutorjunta”, step by step

haamutorjunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish haamu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaamughost, spirit; shadow
2Proto-Finnichaama
3Proto-Finno-Permicšamɜ

via Finnish torjunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtorjuntaprevention; foiling of an attack; prevention,...
2Finnish-ntäFront vowel variant of -nta; API
3Proto-Finnic-ntaForms action nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic šamɜEvery word from Proto-Finnic haamaEvery word from Finnish haamu
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