Where does “harhausko” come from?

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

harhausko (Finnish): delusional or deviant belief, heresy

Definitions

  1. delusional or deviant belief, heresy

Ancestry of “harhausko”, step by step

harhausko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish harha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharhaillusion, delusion, hallucination, chimera,...
2FinnishharhaanIllative singular form of harha; astray, amiss

via Finnish usko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuskofaith; religious; Indicative present connegative...
2Proto-Finnic*uskofaith, belief
Every word from Finnish harhaan →Every word from Finnish harha →
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