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Where does “iga” come from?

iga (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic ikä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ikä — age, year.

iga (Estonian): any; each; every

Definitions

  1. any; each; every

Ancestry of “iga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicikäage; lifetime
2Proto-Finno-Ugricikäage, year

Words derived from “iga”

  • igavene
  • eakas
  • keskiga
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