Where does “iki-” come from?
iki- (Finnish) comes from Finnish iki, from Finnish ikä, from Proto-Finnic ikä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ikä — age, year.
iki- (Finnish): primitive; eternal
Ancestry of “iki-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | iki | eternally |
| 2 | Finnish | ikä | age; life; lifetime |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ikä | age; lifetime |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | ikä | age, year |
Words derived from “iki-”