Where does “juomahimo” come from?

juomahimo (Finnish) comes from Finnish juoma, from Proto-Finnic jooma, from Proto-Finnic joodak, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

juomahimo (Finnish): potomania, dipsomania

Definitions

  1. potomania, dipsomania

Ancestry of “juomahimo”, step by step

juomahimo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juoma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuomadrink; beverage; Agent participle of juoda
2Proto-Finnicjoomadrink; beverage
3Proto-Finnicjoodakto drink
4Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?

via Finnish himo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhimolust, desire, passion, craving
2Proto-Finnichimodesire, wish, craving
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic joodak →Every word from Proto-Finnic jooma →