Where does “harhalaskelma” come from?
harhalaskelma (Finnish) comes from Finnish laskelma, from Finnish laskea, from Proto-Finnic laskedak, from Proto-Uralic laćke-.
harhalaskelma (Finnish): miscalculation
Ancestry of “harhalaskelma”, step by step
harhalaskelma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laskelma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laskelma | calculation |
| 2 | Finnish | laskea | to lower, drop; to put down, set down, lay down;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | laskedak | to drop, to fall; to release; to let, to allow |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | laćke- | — |
via Finnish harha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harha | illusion, delusion, hallucination, chimera,... |
| 2 | Finnish | harhaan | Illative singular form of harha; astray, amiss |