Where does “vainoharha” come from?

vainoharha (Finnish) comes from Finnish Väinö, from Finnish Väinämöinen, from Finnish väinä — Synonym of suvanto.

vainoharha (Finnish): delusion of persecution; delusion

Definitions

  1. delusion of persecution; delusion

Ancestry of “vainoharha”, step by step

vainoharha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Väinö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishVäinöpersecution
2FinnishVäinämöinenThe main hero of the Finnish national epic Kalevala
3FinnishväinäSynonym of suvanto

via Finnish harha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharhaillusion, delusion, hallucination, chimera,...
2FinnishharhaanIllative singular form of harha; astray, amiss

Words derived from “vainoharha”

Every word from Finnish väinä →Every word from Finnish Väinämöinen →Every word from Finnish Väinö →