Where does “kauhistuttaminen” come from?
kauhistuttaminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kauhistuttaa, from Finnish kauhistua, from Finnish kauhistaa, from Finnish kauhea, from Proto-Finnic kauheda.
Ancestry of “kauhistuttaminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kauhistuttaa | to horrify, terrify |
| 2 | Finnish | kauhistua | to be frightened |
| 3 | Finnish | kauhistaa | To horrify |
| 4 | Finnish | kauhea | awful, dreadful, terrible; bad, unpleasant;... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | kauheda | — |