Where does “jumalanpelko” come from?

jumalanpelko (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelko, from Proto-Finnic pelko — fear, dread.

jumalanpelko (Finnish): The fear of God

Definitions

  1. The fear of God

Ancestry of “jumalanpelko”, step by step

jumalanpelko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pelko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpelkofear, dread
2Proto-Finnicpelkofear, dread

via Finnish Jumala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishJumalaGod; of God
Every word from Proto-Finnic pelkoEvery word from Finnish pelko
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