Where does “arkinen” come from?

arkinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish arki, from Proto-Finnic arki, from Proto-Germanic argį̄ — wickedness.

arkinen (Finnish): everyday, ordinary, workaday, workday

Definitions

  1. everyday, ordinary, workaday, workday

Ancestry of “arkinen”, step by step

arkinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish arki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharkiordinary, mundane or non-special days in life;...
2Proto-Finnicarkiordinary, mundane day
3Proto-Germanicargį̄wickedness

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—

Words derived from “arkinen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic argį̄ →Every word from Proto-Finnic arki →Every word from Finnish arki →