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Where does “-mikko” come from?

-mikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish mikko, from Finnish Mikael, from Latin Michāēl, from Latin Michahel, from Greek Μιχαήλ, from Ancient Greek Μιχαήλ, from Hebrew מיכאל, from Hebrew אֵל.

-mikko (Finnish): Suffix used in some compound nouns

Definitions

  1. Suffix used in some compound nouns

Ancestry of “-mikko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmikkoMichaelmas; Reynard
2FinnishMikaelMichael
3LatinMichāēl—
4LatinMichahel—
5GreekΜιχαήλ—
6Ancient GreekΜιχαήλ—
7Hebrewמיכאלwho is like God?
8Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
9Hebrewשמואל—
10Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—

Words derived from “-mikko”

  • baarimikko
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