Where does “ikäero” come from?

ikäero (Finnish) comes from Finnish ero, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

ikäero (Finnish): age difference

Definitions

  1. age difference

Ancestry of “ikäero”, step by step

ikäero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisherodifference, distinction; Short for avioero;...
2Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish ikä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishikäage; life; lifetime
2Proto-Finnicikäage; lifetime
3Proto-Finno-Ugricikäage, year
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Finnish -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →