Where does “ikihyvä” come from?

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

ikihyvä (Finnish): eternally good

Definitions

  1. eternally good

Ancestry of “ikihyvä”, step by step

ikihyvä 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 hyvä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyvägood; desirable, advisable
2Proto-Finnic*hüvä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ikä →Every word from Proto-Finnic ikä →Every word from Finnish ikä →