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Where does “vainoharhainen” come from?

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

vainoharhainen (Finnish): paranoid

Definitions

  1. paranoid

Ancestry of “vainoharhainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvainoharhadelusion of persecution; delusion
2FinnishVäinö—
3FinnishVäinämöinen—
4FinnishväinäSynonym of suvanto

Words derived from “vainoharhainen”

  • vainoharhaisuus
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