Where does “hikke” come from?

hikke (Finnish) comes from Finnish hikipinko, from Finnish pinko, from Finnish pingottaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

hikke (Finnish): A person who is addicted to studying; who studies...

Definitions

  1. A person who is addicted to studying; who studies...

Ancestry of “hikke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhikipinkoswot
2Finnishpinkoswot
3Finnishpingottaato stretch, tension; to study hard
4Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
5Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
6Proto-Uralic-kta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttää →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →