Where does “kaihoisa” come from?
kaihoisa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaiho, from Proto-Finnic kaiho.
kaihoisa (Finnish): wistful, longing
Ancestry of “kaihoisa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kaiho | hopeless longing, saudade |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kaiho | — |