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Where does “-hkö” come from?

-hkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish -hka-i, from Finnish -kkä, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

-hkö (Finnish): Front vowel variant of -hko

Definitions

  1. Front vowel variant of -hko

Ancestry of “-hkö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-hka-i—
2Finnish-kkäFront vowel variant of -kka
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
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