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

ikäihminen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ikä

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

via Finnish ihminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishihminenhuman, human being; person
2Finnishinhiminen—
3Proto-Finnicinhiminenhuman, human being
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ikä →Every word from Proto-Finnic ikä →Every word from Finnish ikä →