Where does “petovahinko” come from?

petovahinko (Finnish) comes from Finnish vahinko, from Proto-Finnic vahinko — mishap, accident.

petovahinko (Finnish): damage caused by carnivorous animals

Definitions

  1. damage caused by carnivorous animals

Ancestry of “petovahinko”, step by step

petovahinko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vahinko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvahinkomishap; accident; damage
2Proto-Finnicvahinkomishap, accident

via Finnish peto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpetomeat-eating beast, predator; carnivore; monster
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