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

vainoharhainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vainoharha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvainoharhadelusion of persecution; delusion
2FinnishVäinöpersecution
3FinnishVäinämöinenThe main hero of the Finnish national epic Kalevala
4FinnishväinäSynonym of suvanto

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—

Words derived from “vainoharhainen”

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