Where does “ihmishahmoinen” come from?

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

ihmishahmoinen (Finnish): in human form

Definitions

  1. in human form

Ancestry of “ihmishahmoinen”, step by step

ihmishahmoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hahmoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhahmoinen-shaped, -figured
2Finnishhahmoshape; figure; character
3Finnishhaamughost, spirit; shadow
4Proto-Finnichaama—
5Proto-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 →