Where does “ihmissusi” come from?

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

ihmissusi (Finnish): A werewolf

Definitions

  1. A werewolf

Ancestry of “ihmissusi”, step by step

ihmissusi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ihminen

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

via Finnish susi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsusigrey wolf; dud
2Proto-Finnicsuciwolf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Finnic inhiminen →Every word from Finnish inhiminen →Every word from Finnish ihminen →