Where does “laumahenki” come from?

laumahenki (Finnish) comes from Finnish henki, from Proto-Finnic henki, from Proto-Uralic čeŋke.

Ancestry of “laumahenki”, step by step

laumahenki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish henki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
2Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
3Proto-Uralicčeŋke

via Finnish lauma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaumaherd; crowd, mob, flock; pod
2Finnish-ttainForms distributive adverbs; Forms adverbs...
3Finnish-ttaen

Words derived from “laumahenki

Every word from Proto-Uralic čeŋkeEvery word from Proto-Finnic henkiEvery word from Finnish henki