Where does “ihmistaimi” come from?

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

ihmistaimi (Finnish): sapling, human shrub young person

Definitions

  1. sapling, human shrub young person

Ancestry of “ihmistaimi”, step by step

ihmistaimi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ihminen

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

via Finnish Taimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTaimisapling young tree, taller than a seedling
2Finnishtaimisapling; seedling; Third-person singular...
3Proto-Finnictaimiyoung plant; seedling
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