Where does “laulik” come from?

laulik (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).

laulik (Estonian): singer, bard

Definitions

  1. singer, bard

Ancestry of “laulik”, 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 →