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Where does “Erkki” come from?

Erkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish Eerik, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

Ancestry of “Erkki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishEerikEric
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “Erkki”

  • Erkkilä
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →