Where does “yleisyysharha” come from?

yleisyysharha (Finnish) comes from Finnish yleisyys, from Finnish yleinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

yleisyysharha (Finnish): frequency illusion

Definitions

  1. frequency illusion

Ancestry of “yleisyysharha”, step by step

yleisyysharha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish yleisyys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyleisyysfrequency, commonness
2Finnishyleinencommon, widespread; mutual; generic, general,...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish harha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharhaillusion, delusion, hallucination, chimera,...
2FinnishharhaanIllative singular form of harha; astray, amiss
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →