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Where does “tikk” come from?

tikk (Estonian) comes from Swedish sticka, from Czech -ka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

tikk (Estonian): match; a small sharp stick

Definitions

  1. match; a small sharp stick

Ancestry of “tikk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstickaa splinter; a knitting needle; to knit
2Czech-kaAppended to words to create a feminine version of...
3Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
4Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
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