Where does “ikänäkö” come from?
ikänäkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish näkö, from Proto-Finnic näko, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
ikänäkö (Finnish): presbyopia
Ancestry of “ikänäkö”, step by step
ikänäkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish näkö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näkö | sight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | näko | sight, vision; look, appearance; face |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish ikä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ikä | age; life; lifetime |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | ikä | age; lifetime |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | ikä | age, year |
Words derived from “ikänäkö”