Where does “henkilöhahmo” come from?

henkilöhahmo (Finnish) comes from Finnish henkilö, from Finnish henki, from Proto-Finnic henki, from Proto-Uralic čeŋke.

henkilöhahmo (Finnish): character, person (in a work of fiction, e.g. a play)

Definitions

  1. character, person (in a work of fiction, e.g. a play)

Ancestry of “henkilöhahmo”, step by step

henkilöhahmo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish henkilö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkilöperson; figure
2Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
3Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
4Proto-Uralicčeŋke—

via Finnish hahmo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhahmoshape; figure; character
2Finnishhaamughost, spirit; shadow
3Proto-Finnichaama—
4Proto-Finno-Permicšamɜ—
Every word from Proto-Uralic čeŋke →Every word from Proto-Finnic henki →Every word from Finnish henki →