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Where does “hirtehishuumori” come from?

hirtehishuumori (Finnish) comes from Finnish huumori, from Latin humor, from Latin umor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

hirtehishuumori (Finnish): gallows humor

Definitions

  1. gallows humor

Ancestry of “hirtehishuumori”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuumorihumour/humor
2Latinhumorliquid, fluid, humour; first-person singular...
3Latinumorliquid, fluid, humour; moisture
4Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
5Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
6Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
7Proto-Indo-European-oss—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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