Where does “kauhunäky” come from?
kauhunäky (Finnish) comes from Finnish näky, from Finnish nähdä, from Proto-Finnic näktäk, from Proto-Uralic näke- — to see.
kauhunäky (Finnish): scene of horror
Ancestry of “kauhunäky”, step by step
kauhunäky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish näky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näky | vision; an impressive physical sight |
| 2 | Finnish | nähdä | to see; to see, meet; to regard, have an outlook... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | näktäk | to see |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | näke- | to see |
via Finnish kauhu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kauhu | Horror, terror, dread |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |