Where does “villi-ihminen” come from?

villi-ihminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ihminen, from Finnish inhiminen, from Proto-Finnic inhiminen — human, human being.

villi-ihminen (Finnish): savage

Definitions

  1. savage

Ancestry of “villi-ihminen”, step by step

villi-ihminen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ihminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishihminenhuman, human being; person
2Finnishinhiminen—
3Proto-Finnicinhiminenhuman, human being

via Finnish villi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvilliwild; savage; feral
2Old Swedishviller—
Every word from Proto-Finnic inhiminen →Every word from Finnish inhiminen →Every word from Finnish ihminen →