haamumaili
Finnish
pronunciation
Definitions
- four-minute mile instance of running the distance of one mile in under four minutes, an achievement once regarded as impossible
Etymology
Compound from Finnish haamu (ghost) + Finnish maili (mile).
Origin
Finnish
maili
Gloss
mile
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mile English
- haamu Finnish
- haamuasiakas Finnish
- haamukirjoittaja Finnish
- haamukuva Finnish
- haamumaileri Finnish
- haamuneliö Finnish
- haamunuotti Finnish
- haamupelastus Finnish
- haamupotilas Finnish
- haamuraja Finnish
- haamusärky Finnish
- haamutorjunta Finnish
- maili Finnish
- neljännesmaili Finnish
- nälkäinen haamu Finnish
- *haama Proto-Finnic