Where does “äimänkäki” come from?

äimänkäki (Finnish) comes from Finnish käki, from Japanese 柿, from Old Japanese 柿.

äimänkäki (Finnish): Misspelling of äimän käki

Definitions

  1. Misspelling of äimän käki

Ancestry of “äimänkäki”, step by step

äimänkäki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish käki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäkicuckoo
2Japanese柿a persimmon, especially the Japanese persimmon;...
3Old Japanese柿—

via Finnish äimä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishäimäA large needle shaped for working with tough...
2Proto-Finnicäimäneedle
3Proto-Uralicäjmäneedle
Every word from Old Japanese 柿 →Every word from Japanese 柿 →Every word from Finnish käki →