Where does “kostonhimo” come from?

kostonhimo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kosto, from Finnish kostaa, from Proto-Finnic kostadak — ? to turn, to turn back.

kostonhimo (Finnish): desire or thirst for revenge

Definitions

  1. desire or thirst for revenge

Ancestry of “kostonhimo”, step by step

kostonhimo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kosto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkostorevenge, vengeance
2Finnishkostaato avenge, revenge, take revenge, get back at (on); to retaliate (to)
3Proto-Finnickostadak? to turn, to turn back

via Finnish himo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhimolust, desire, passion, craving
2Proto-Finnichimodesire, wish, craving
Every word from Proto-Finnic kostadak →Every word from Finnish kostaa →Every word from Finnish kosto →