Where does “iki” come from?
iki (Finnish) comes from Finnish ikä, from Proto-Finnic ikä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ikä — age, year.
iki (Finnish): eternally
Ancestry of “iki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ikä | age; life; lifetime |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | ikä | age; lifetime |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | ikä | age, year |