Where does “kuolemanpelko” come from?
kuolemanpelko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuolema, from Proto-Finnic koolema, from Proto-Finnic kooldak, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.
kuolemanpelko (Finnish): fear of death, thanatophobia
Definitions
- fear of death, thanatophobia
Ancestry of “kuolemanpelko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kuolema | death, demise, decease; deathly |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | koolema | death |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kooldak | to die |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kale- | to die |