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Where does “arkisuus” come from?

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

arkisuus (Finnish): mundaneness

Definitions

  1. mundaneness

Ancestry of “arkisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharkineneveryday, ordinary, workaday, workday
2Finnisharkiordinary, mundane or non-special days in life;...
3Proto-Finnicarki—
4Proto-Germanicargį̄wickedness
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