Where does “ihmispelko” come from?

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

ihmispelko (Finnish): fear of people, fear of humans

Definitions

  1. fear of people, fear of humans

Ancestry of “ihmispelko”, step by step

ihmispelko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ihminen

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

via Finnish pelko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpelkofear, dread
2Proto-Finnicpelkofear, dread
Every word from Proto-Finnic inhiminen →Every word from Finnish inhiminen →Every word from Finnish ihminen →