Where does “femakko” come from?

femakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish emakko, from Proto-Finnic emäkko.

femakko (Finnish): feminist

Definitions

  1. feminist

Ancestry of “femakko”, step by step

femakko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish emakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishemakkosow
2Proto-Finnicemäkko—

via Finnish feministi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfeministifeminist
Every word from Proto-Finnic emäkko →Every word from Finnish emakko →