Where does “haaveilu” come from?

haaveilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish haaveilla, from Finnish haave, from Finnish haamu, from Proto-Finnic haama, from Proto-Finno-Permic šamɜ.

haaveilu (Finnish): dreaming, reverie

Definitions

  1. dreaming, reverie

Ancestry of “haaveilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaaveillato dream
2Finnishhaavedream; daydream; vision
3Finnishhaamughost, spirit; shadow
4Proto-Finnichaama—
5Proto-Finno-Permicšamɜ—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic šamɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic haama →Every word from Finnish haamu →