Where does “luolaihminen” come from?

luolaihminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ihminen, from Finnish inhiminen, from Proto-Finnic inhiminen — human, human being.

luolaihminen (Finnish): caveman

Definitions

  1. caveman

Ancestry of “luolaihminen”, step by step

luolaihminen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ihminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishihminenhuman, human being; person
2Finnishinhiminen—
3Proto-Finnicinhiminenhuman, human being

via Finnish luola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluolacave; cavern; grotto
Every word from Proto-Finnic inhiminen →Every word from Finnish inhiminen →Every word from Finnish ihminen →