Where does “saaliinhimo” come from?

saaliinhimo (Finnish) comes from Finnish himo, from Proto-Finnic himo — desire, wish, craving.

saaliinhimo (Finnish): rapacity, voracity

Definitions

  1. rapacity, voracity

Ancestry of “saaliinhimo”, step by step

saaliinhimo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish himo

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

via Finnish saalis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaalisprey, catch; kill; loot, plunder, booty
2Proto-Finnicsaalisprey, catch
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