Where does “Suikka” come from?

Suikka (Finnish) comes from Old Norse sveinn, from Proto-Germanic swainaz, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

Suikka (Finnish): side cap, fore-and-aft cap, garrison cap, wedge cap, field service cap

Definitions

  1. side cap, fore-and-aft cap, garrison cap, wedge cap, field service cap

Ancestry of “Suikka”, step by step

Suikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse sveinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesveinnboy, lad; servant, lackey
2Proto-Germanicswainazrelative; kinsman; young man; herder; herdsman,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Finnish suikea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuikeaoblong, elongated

Words derived from “Suikka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Germanic swainaz →Every word from Old Norse sveinn →