Where does “lemmenhaave” come from?

lemmenhaave (Finnish) comes from Finnish haave, from Finnish haamu, from Proto-Finnic haama, from Proto-Finno-Permic šamɜ.

lemmenhaave (Finnish): fantasy about love

Definitions

  1. fantasy about love

Ancestry of “lemmenhaave”, step by step

lemmenhaave traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish haave

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaavedream; daydream; vision
2Finnishhaamughost, spirit; shadow
3Proto-Finnichaama—
4Proto-Finno-Permicšamɜ—

via Finnish Lempi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLempi(erotic) love
2Finnishlempilove; love-making, sex; As a very common former...
3Proto-Finniclempi? flame,? spark,? warmth
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