Where does “henkiolento” come from?
henkiolento (Finnish) comes from Finnish olento, from Finnish -ntö, from Finnish -mö, from Finnish -i, from Proto-Uralic -j — oblique plural.
henkiolento (Finnish): spirit, genie
Ancestry of “henkiolento”, step by step
henkiolento traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish olento
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | olento | being, creature; essive |
| 2 | Finnish | -ntö | — |
| 3 | Finnish | -mö | Front vowel variant of -mo |
| 4 | Finnish | -i | A nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -j | oblique plural |
via Finnish henki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | henki | breath; spirit, ghost; life |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | henki | breath; soul, life force |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | čeŋke | — |