Where does “taruhenkilö” come from?

taruhenkilö (Finnish) comes from Finnish henkilö, from Finnish henki, from Proto-Finnic henki, from Proto-Uralic čeŋke.

taruhenkilö (Finnish): fictional figure, mythical figure

Definitions

  1. fictional figure, mythical figure

Ancestry of “taruhenkilö”, step by step

taruhenkilö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish henkilö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkilöperson; figure
2Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
3Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
4Proto-Uralicčeŋke—

via Finnish taru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaruepic, saga; fiction, false; legend, myth
2DanishDagmar—
Every word from Proto-Uralic čeŋke →Every word from Proto-Finnic henki →Every word from Finnish henki →