Where does “vauhtihirmu” come from?

vauhtihirmu (Finnish) comes from Finnish hirmu, from Proto-Finnic hirmu — fright, terror, fear.

vauhtihirmu (Finnish): speedster fast person or thing

Definitions

  1. speedster fast person or thing

Ancestry of “vauhtihirmu”, step by step

vauhtihirmu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hirmu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhirmumonster; fright; very, really, extremely; usually...
2Proto-Finnichirmufright, terror, fear

via Finnish vauhti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvauhtispeed, velocity, pace; momentum; speed
Every word from Proto-Finnic hirmuEvery word from Finnish hirmu