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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

Definitions

  1. eternally

Ancestry of “iki”, step by step

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

Words derived from “iki”

  • ikiliikkuja
  • ikirouta
  • ikivihreä
  • iki-
  • ikimerkki
  • ikiuni
  • ikioma
  • ikivihanta
  • ikivanha
  • ikinen
  • joka ikinen
  • ikionnellinen
  • ikimuistoinen
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