Where does “ikkunaostokset” come from?

ikkunaostokset (Finnish) comes from Finnish ikkuna, from Finnish akkuna, from Proto-Finnic *akkuna, from Old East Slavic окъно, from Proto-Slavic okъnò — window.

ikkunaostokset (Finnish): window shopping

Definitions

  1. window shopping

Ancestry of “ikkunaostokset”, step by step

ikkunaostokset traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ikkuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishikkunawindow; sash
2FinnishakkunaAlternative form of ikkuna
3Proto-Finnic*akkunawindow
4Old East Slavicокъноwindow
5Proto-Slavicokъnòwindow

via Finnish ostos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishostospurchase; shopping
2FinnishostaaTo buy, purchase
3Proto-Finnicostadakto buy
4Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
Every word from Proto-Slavic okъnò →Every word from Old East Slavic окъно →Every word from Proto-Finnic *akkuna →
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