Where does “villihevonen” come from?

villihevonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hevonen, from Proto-Finnic hepoinen, from Proto-Finnic -inen — -ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en.

villihevonen (Finnish): wild horse, "Equus feral"

Definitions

  1. wild horse, "Equus feral"

Ancestry of “villihevonen”, step by step

villihevonen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hevonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhevonenhorse, "Equus caballus"; horse; knight
2Proto-Finnichepoinenhorse
3Proto-Finnic-inen-ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en

via Finnish villi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvilliwild; savage; feral
2Old Swedishviller—

Words derived from “villihevonen”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -inen →Every word from Proto-Finnic hepoinen →Every word from Finnish hevonen →
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