Where does “ihmispeto” come from?
ihmispeto (Finnish) comes from Finnish ihminen, from Finnish inhiminen, from Proto-Finnic inhiminen — human, human being.
ihmispeto (Finnish): man-beast, savage
Definitions
- man-beast, savage
Ancestry of “ihmispeto”, step by step
ihmispeto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ihminen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ihminen | human, human being; person |
| 2 | Finnish | inhiminen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | inhiminen | human, human being |
via Finnish peto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | peto | meat-eating beast, predator; carnivore; monster |