Where does “harhanäky” come from?
harhanäky (Finnish) comes from Finnish näky, from Finnish nähdä, from Proto-Finnic näktäk, from Proto-Uralic näke- — to see.
harhanäky (Finnish): hallucination, delusion
Ancestry of “harhanäky”, step by step
harhanäky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish näky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näky | vision; an impressive physical sight |
| 2 | Finnish | nähdä | to see; to see, meet; to regard, have an outlook... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | näktäk | to see |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | näke- | to see |
via Finnish harha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harha | illusion, delusion, hallucination, chimera,... |
| 2 | Finnish | harhaan | Illative singular form of harha; astray, amiss |