Where does “näköharha” come from?

näköharha (Finnish) comes from Finnish näkö, from Proto-Finnic näko, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

näköharha (Finnish): optical illusion; mirage, hallucination

Definitions

  1. optical illusion; mirage, hallucination

Ancestry of “näköharha”, step by step

näköharha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish näkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäkösight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face
2Proto-Finnicnäkosight, vision; look, appearance; face
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w

via Finnish harha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharhaillusion, delusion, hallucination, chimera,...
2FinnishharhaanIllative singular form of harha; astray, amiss
Every word from Proto-Uralic -wEvery word from Proto-Finnic -oEvery word from Proto-Finnic näko