Where does “vainohulluus” come from?

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

vainohulluus (Finnish): paranoia

Definitions

  1. paranoia

Ancestry of “vainohulluus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvainohullua paranoid person
2FinnishVäinöpersecution
3FinnishVäinämöinenThe main hero of the Finnish national epic Kalevala
4FinnishväinäSynonym of suvanto
Every word from Finnish väinä →Every word from Finnish Väinämöinen →Every word from Finnish Väinö →