Where does “harhaanvievä” come from?
harhaanvievä (Finnish) comes from Finnish harha, from Finnish harhaan — Illative singular form of harha; astray, amiss.
harhaanvievä (Finnish): misleading
Definitions
- misleading
Ancestry of “harhaanvievä”, step by step
harhaanvievä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish harha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harha | illusion, delusion, hallucination, chimera,... |
| 2 | Finnish | harhaan | Illative singular form of harha; astray, amiss |
via Finnish vievä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vievä | Present active participle of viedä |