Where does “iki-ihana” come from?

iki-ihana (Finnish) comes from Finnish iki, from Finnish ikä, from Proto-Finnic ikä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ikä — age, year.

iki-ihana (Finnish): ever-lovable, ever-lovely

Definitions

  1. ever-lovable, ever-lovely

Ancestry of “iki-ihana”, step by step

iki-ihana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish iki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishikieternally
2Finnishikäage; life; lifetime
3Proto-Finnicikäage; lifetime
4Proto-Finno-Ugricikäage, year

via Finnish ihana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishihanalovely, adorable; wonderful, marvellous,...
2Finnishnä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ikä →Every word from Proto-Finnic ikä →Every word from Finnish ikä →