Where does “ihmishahmo” come from?

ihmishahmo (Finnish) comes from Finnish hahmo, from Finnish haamu, from Proto-Finnic haama, from Proto-Finno-Permic šamɜ.

ihmishahmo (Finnish): human figure, human form

Definitions

  1. human figure, human form

Ancestry of “ihmishahmo”, step by step

ihmishahmo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hahmo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhahmoshape; figure; character
2Finnishhaamughost, spirit; shadow
3Proto-Finnichaama—
4Proto-Finno-Permicšamɜ—

via Finnish ihminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishihminenhuman, human being; person
2Finnishinhiminen—
3Proto-Finnicinhiminenhuman, human being
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic šamɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic haama →Every word from Finnish haamu →