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Where does “Miikka” come from?

Miikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish miinus, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos.

Ancestry of “Miikka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiinusminus; minus sign; con, minus, negative thing
2Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
3Proto-Italicminos—
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