Where does “hikikarpalo” come from?
hikikarpalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiki, from Proto-Finnic hiki — sweat, perspiration.
Ancestry of “hikikarpalo”, step by step
hikikarpalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hiki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hiki | sweat, perspiration |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hiki | sweat, perspiration |
via Finnish karpalo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | karpalo | Any species of cranberry; especially the species... |