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Where does “aika” come from?

aika (Finnish) comes from Finnish -isin, from Hungarian isi, from Hungarian -i, from Hungarian -é, from Albanian -ë, from Proto-West Germanic -jā, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

aika (Finnish): time; time, moment; appointment

Definitions

  1. time; time, moment; appointment

Ancestry of “aika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-isinThe case suffix denoting temporal distributive;...
2Hungarianisischool
3Hungarian-iAdded to a proper noun, noun or postposition to...
4Hungarian-éUsed to form the lative, expressing the direction...
5Albanian-ë-ing, -ion
6Proto-West Germanic-jā—
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “aika”

  • käsiaika
  • aikamitta
  • poikuusaika
  • suoritusaika
  • aika-asteikko
  • voittoaika
  • turhanaikainen
  • nuoruudenaika
  • virastoaika
  • saapumisaika
  • istutusaika
  • aikakautinen
  • rauhanaika
  • aikamoinen
  • kulkuaika
  • miettimisaika
  • aikasytytyksinen
  • kokelasaika
  • ottoaika
  • aika näyttää
  • aikavaraus
  • aikasytytys
  • adventtiaika
  • laina-aika
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