Where does “harhailu” come from?

harhailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish harhailla, from Finnish harha, from Finnish harhaan — Illative singular form of harha; astray, amiss.

harhailu (Finnish): wandering, straying, roaming, drifting

Definitions

  1. wandering, straying, roaming, drifting

Ancestry of “harhailu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishharhaillaTo wander, stray, roam, drift
2Finnishharhaillusion, delusion, hallucination, chimera,...
3FinnishharhaanIllative singular form of harha; astray, amiss
Every word from Finnish harhaan →Every word from Finnish harha →Every word from Finnish harhailla →