Where does “pimeänpelko” come from?
pimeänpelko (Finnish) comes from Finnish pimeä, from Proto-Finnic pimedä, from Proto-Uralic piľme — darkness; dark.
pimeänpelko (Finnish): nyctophobia, scotophobia
Ancestry of “pimeänpelko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pimeä | dark; under-the-counter, cash in hand; crazy |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pimedä | dark |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | piľme | darkness; dark |