Where does “isähahmo” come from?

isähahmo (Finnish) comes from Finnish hahmo, from Finnish haamu, from Proto-Finnic haama, from Proto-Finno-Permic šamɜ.

isähahmo (Finnish): father figure

Definitions

  1. father figure

Ancestry of “isähahmo”, step by step

isähahmo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hahmo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhahmoshape; figure; character
2Finnishhaamughost, spirit; shadow
3Proto-Finnichaama—
4Proto-Finno-Permicšamɜ—

via Finnish isä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisäfather; Father
2Proto-Finnicicäfather
3Proto-Uralicićäfather
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic šamɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic haama →Every word from Finnish haamu →