Where does “kauhuromaani” come from?

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

kauhuromaani (Finnish): horror novel

Definitions

  1. horror novel

Ancestry of “kauhuromaani”, step by step

kauhuromaani 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 romaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishromaaninovel; Misspelling of romani
2SwedishromanA novel
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish kauhu →