Where does “kunnianhimo” come from?
kunnianhimo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kunnia, from Proto-Finnic *kunnija, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
kunnianhimo (Finnish): ambition
Ancestry of “kunnianhimo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kunnia | honor; glory; credit, honor |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | *kunnija | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kunją | kin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁yom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |