Where does “hommikueine” come from?

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

hommikueine (Estonian): breakfast

Definitions

  1. breakfast

Ancestry of “hommikueine”, step by step

hommikueine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian hommik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianhommikmorning
2Estonian-ikDerives nouns from numerals, with the meaning...
3Proto-Finnic-ikkoForms nouns indicating a group of things
4Proto-Finnic-i-Plural number marker in other cases than the nominative (and optionally the genitive)

via Estonian eine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianeinemeal, snack
2Proto-Norseafnija
Every word from Proto-Finnic -i-Every word from Proto-Finnic -ikkoEvery word from Estonian -ik
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