Where does “issikka” come from?

issikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish islanninhevonen, from Finnish Islanti, from Old Norse Ísland, from Old Norse íss, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

issikka (Finnish): horse cab

Definitions

  1. horse cab

Ancestry of “issikka”, step by step

issikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish islanninhevonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishislanninhevonenIcelandic horse
2FinnishIslantiIceland
3Old NorseÍslandIceland
4Old Norseíssice
5Proto-Germanicīsąice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

via Russian изво́зчик

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianизво́зчикcoachman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsą →Every word from Old Norse íss →