Where does “platoninen rakkaus” come from?

platoninen rakkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish rakkaus, from Finnish rakas, from Proto-Finnic rak'as — greedy.

platoninen rakkaus (Finnish): platonic love

Definitions

  1. platonic love

Ancestry of “platoninen rakkaus”, step by step

platoninen rakkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rakkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakkauslove, affection
2Finnishrakasdear, beloved, cherished; eager, willing, greedy;...
3Proto-Finnicrak'asgreedy

via Finnish platoninen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishplatoninenplatonic
Every word from Proto-Finnic rak'as →Every word from Finnish rakas →Every word from Finnish rakkaus →
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