Where does “ihmishirviö” come from?

ihmishirviö (Finnish) comes from Finnish ihminen, from Finnish inhiminen, from Proto-Finnic inhiminen — human, human being.

ihmishirviö (Finnish): monster, despicable human being

Definitions

  1. monster, despicable human being

Ancestry of “ihmishirviö”, step by step

ihmishirviö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ihminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishihminenhuman, human being; person
2Finnishinhiminen—
3Proto-Finnicinhiminenhuman, human being

via Finnish hirviö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhirviömonster
Every word from Proto-Finnic inhiminen →Every word from Finnish inhiminen →Every word from Finnish ihminen →
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