Where does “ihmiskasvot” come from?

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

ihmiskasvot (Finnish): human face

Definitions

  1. human face

Ancestry of “ihmiskasvot”, step by step

ihmiskasvot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ihminen

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

via Finnish kasvot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvotface

Words derived from “ihmiskasvot

Every word from Proto-Finnic inhiminenEvery word from Finnish inhiminenEvery word from Finnish ihminen
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