Where does “kauhunhetki” come from?

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

kauhunhetki (Finnish): moment of horror

Definitions

  1. moment of horror

Ancestry of “kauhunhetki”, step by step

kauhunhetki 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 hetki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhetkimoment; moment, minute
2Proto-Finnichetkimoment
3Proto-Uralicčäčke—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish kauhu →