Where does “ihmiskorva” come from?

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

ihmiskorva (Finnish): human ear

Definitions

  1. human ear

Ancestry of “ihmiskorva”, step by step

ihmiskorva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ihminen

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

via Finnish korva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorvaear; edge, border; handle
2Proto-Finnickorvaear; side part; handle
Every word from Proto-Finnic inhiminen →Every word from Finnish inhiminen →Every word from Finnish ihminen →