Where does “ihmisryöstö” come from?

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

ihmisryöstö (Finnish): kidnapping

Definitions

  1. kidnapping

Ancestry of “ihmisryöstö”, step by step

ihmisryöstö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ihminen

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

via Finnish ryöstö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishryöstörobbery
2Finnishryöstääto rob, plunder; to loot, sack
3Proto-Finnicrööstädäkto tear, pluck, pull
Every word from Proto-Finnic inhiminen →Every word from Finnish inhiminen →Every word from Finnish ihminen →