Where does “kohvik” come from?

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

kohvik (Estonian): café, cafe

Definitions

  1. café, cafe

Ancestry of “kohvik”, step by step

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