Where does “ikivanha” come from?

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

ikivanha (Finnish): ancient, primeval; very old

Definitions

  1. ancient, primeval; very old

Ancestry of “ikivanha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishiki-primitive; eternal
2Finnishikieternally
3Finnishikäage; life; lifetime
4Proto-Finnicikäage; lifetime
5Proto-Finno-Ugricikäage, year
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ikä →Every word from Proto-Finnic ikä →Every word from Finnish ikä →