Where does “varahommik” come from?

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

varahommik (Estonian): early morning

Definitions

  1. early morning

Ancestry of “varahommik”, step by step

varahommik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian hommik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianhommikmorning
2Estonian-ikDerives nouns from numerals, with the meaning...
3Proto-Finnic-ikkoForms nouns indicating a group of things
4Proto-Finnic-i-Plural number marker in other cases than the nominative (and optionally the genitive)

via Estonian vara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvaraproperty, estate, goods; things belonging to a...
2Proto-Germanicwarā-—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -i- →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ikko →Every word from Estonian -ik →