Where does “joodik” come from?
joodik (Estonian) comes from Estonian -ik, from Proto-Finnic -ikko, from Proto-Finnic -i-.
joodik (Estonian): drunkard
Ancestry of “joodik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | -ik | Derives nouns from numerals, with the meaning... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | -ikko | Forms nouns indicating a group of things |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -i- | — |