Where does “himomurhaaja” come from?

himomurhaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish murhaaja, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

himomurhaaja (Finnish): homicidal maniac

Definitions

  1. homicidal maniac

Ancestry of “himomurhaaja”, step by step

himomurhaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish murhaaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmurhaajamurderer
2Finnishjäice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe—
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish himo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhimolust, desire, passion, craving
2Proto-Finnichimodesire, wish, craving
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →
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