Where does “kummituslinna” come from?

kummituslinna (Finnish) comes from Finnish kummitus, from Finnish kumma, from Proto-Finnic kumma — strange, odd.

kummituslinna (Finnish): haunted castle

Definitions

  1. haunted castle

Ancestry of “kummituslinna”, step by step

kummituslinna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kummitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkummitusspook, ghost
2Finnishkummaodd, strange; "in comparative, with negation",...
3Proto-Finnickummastrange, odd

via Finnish Linna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLinnacastle large fortified residential building
2Proto-Finniclitnatown, city; fortification, fortress
Every word from Proto-Finnic kumma →Every word from Finnish kumma →Every word from Finnish kummitus →