Where does “ostohimo” come from?

ostohimo (Finnish) comes from Finnish osto, from Finnish ostaa, from Proto-Finnic ostadak, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

ostohimo (Finnish): oniomania

Definitions

  1. oniomania

Ancestry of “ostohimo”, step by step

ostohimo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish osto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishostopurchase
2FinnishostaaTo buy, purchase
3Proto-Finnicostadakto buy
4Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

via Finnish himo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhimolust, desire, passion, craving
2Proto-Finnichimodesire, wish, craving
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