Where does “-ik” come from?

-ik (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic -ikko, from Proto-Finnic -i- — Plural number marker in other cases than the nominative (and optionally the genitive).

-ik (Estonian): Derives nouns from numerals, with the meaning...

Definitions

  1. Derives nouns from numerals, with the meaning...

Ancestry of “-ik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnic-ikkoForms nouns indicating a group of things
2Proto-Finnic-i-Plural number marker in other cases than the nominative (and optionally the genitive)

Words derived from “-ik”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -i- →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ikko →