Where does “kauhulinna” come from?

kauhulinna (Finnish) comes from Finnish kauhu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

kauhulinna (Finnish): castle of horrors

Definitions

  1. castle of horrors

Ancestry of “kauhulinna”, step by step

kauhulinna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kauhu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkauhuHorror, terror, dread
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish Linna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLinnacastle large fortified residential building
2Proto-Finniclitnatown, city; fortification, fortress
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish kauhu →