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Where does “-ik” come from?

-ik (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic -ikko, from Proto-Finnic -i-.

-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-—

Words derived from “-ik”

  • hommikusöök
  • nelik
  • hommikueine
  • üksik
  • hommik
  • kolmik
Every word from Proto-Finnic -i- →