Where does “aikaa” come from?

aikaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish äikeä, from Finnish äijä, from Proto-Finnic äijä, from Proto-Finno-Permic äjjä.

aikaa (Finnish): Partitive singular form of aika

Definitions

  1. Partitive singular form of aika

Ancestry of “aikaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäikeä—
2FinnishäijäAn old man; geezer, gaffer; A real man, tough...
3Proto-Finnicäijäold man
4Proto-Finno-Permicäjjä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic äjjä →Every word from Proto-Finnic äijä →Every word from Finnish äijä →