Where does “pelkoneuroosi” come from?

pelkoneuroosi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelko, from Proto-Finnic pelko — fear, dread.

pelkoneuroosi (Finnish): fright neurosis

Definitions

  1. fright neurosis

Ancestry of “pelkoneuroosi”, step by step

pelkoneuroosi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pelko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpelkofear, dread
2Proto-Finnicpelkofear, dread

via Finnish neuroosi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneuroosineurosis
Every word from Proto-Finnic pelkoEvery word from Finnish pelko
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