Where does “nälkäinen haamu” come from?

nälkäinen haamu (Finnish) comes from Finnish nälkäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

nälkäinen haamu (Finnish): hungry ghost

Definitions

  1. hungry ghost

Ancestry of “nälkäinen haamu”, step by step

nälkäinen haamu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nälkäinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnälkäinenhungry, peckish
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish haamu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaamughost, spirit; shadow
2Proto-Finnichaama—
3Proto-Finno-Permicšamɜ—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →