Where does “-ke” come from?

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

-ke (Finnish): Forms diminutive forms of nouns; Forms nouns from...

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	-kkä	Front vowel variant of -kka
2	Finnish	-inen	-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3	Finnish	-uus	Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4	Proto-Finnic	-uc	-ness, -hood