Where does “hahmoinen” come from?
hahmoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hahmo, from Finnish haamu, from Proto-Finnic haama, from Proto-Finno-Permic šamɜ.
hahmoinen (Finnish): -shaped, -figured
Ancestry of “hahmoinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hahmo | shape; figure; character |
| 2 | Finnish | haamu | ghost, spirit; shadow |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | haama | — |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | šamɜ | — |