Where does “tuletikk” come from?
tuletikk (Estonian) comes from Estonian tikk, from Swedish sticka, from Czech -ka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
tuletikk (Estonian): match
Definitions
- match
Ancestry of “tuletikk”, step by step
tuletikk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian tikk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | tikk | match; a small sharp stick |
| 2 | Swedish | sticka | a splinter; a knitting needle; to knit |
| 3 | Czech | -ka | Appended to words to create a feminine version of... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ъka | Denominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |