Where does “kaukorakkaus” come from?

kaukorakkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish rakkaus, from Finnish rakas, from Proto-Finnic rak'as — greedy.

kaukorakkaus (Finnish): distant love romantic love towards a person such as an idol that one is unlikely to ever get or even meet

Definitions

  1. distant love romantic love towards a person such as an idol that one is unlikely to ever get or even meet

Ancestry of “kaukorakkaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakkauslove, affection
2Finnishrakasdear, beloved, cherished; eager, willing, greedy;...
3Proto-Finnicrak'asgreedy
Every word from Proto-Finnic rak'as →Every word from Finnish rakas →Every word from Finnish rakkaus →