Where does “kaihoisa” come from?

kaihoisa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaiho, from Proto-Finnic kaiho — harm, damage, loss.

kaihoisa (Finnish): wistful, longing

Definitions

  1. wistful, longing

Ancestry of “kaihoisa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaihohopeless longing, saudade
2Proto-Finnickaihoharm, damage, loss

Words derived from “kaihoisa”

Every word from Proto-Finnic kaiho →Every word from Finnish kaiho →