Where does “taustahahmo” come from?
taustahahmo (Finnish) comes from Finnish hahmo, from Finnish haamu, from Proto-Finnic haama, from Proto-Finno-Permic šamɜ.
taustahahmo (Finnish): background character
Ancestry of “taustahahmo”, step by step
taustahahmo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hahmo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hahmo | shape; figure; character |
| 2 | Finnish | haamu | ghost, spirit; shadow |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | haama | — |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | šamɜ | — |
via Finnish tausta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tausta | background; Elative singular form of tau |
| 2 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |