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Where does “ikäihminen” come from?

ikäihminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ikä, from Proto-Finnic ikä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ikä — age, year.

ikäihminen (Finnish): an old person

Definitions

  1. an old person

Ancestry of “ikäihminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishikäage; life; lifetime
2Proto-Finnicikäage; lifetime
3Proto-Finno-Ugricikäage, year
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