Where does “ikirauha” come from?

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

ikirauha (Finnish): everlasting peace, death

Definitions

  1. everlasting peace, death

Ancestry of “ikirauha”, step by step

ikirauha 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 Rauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishRauhapeace, harmony, calm state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony
2Finnishrauhapeace, harmony, calm; peace
3Proto-Finnicrauhapeace, tranquility
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ikä →Every word from Proto-Finnic ikä →Every word from Finnish ikä →