Where does “jämäkkä” come from?

jämäkkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish jämeä, from Proto-Finnic jämedä, from Proto-Turkic jama- — to patch.

jämäkkä (Finnish): stout; assertive

Definitions

  1. stout; assertive

Ancestry of “jämäkkä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjämeätaut; strong
2Proto-Finnicjämedästiff, sturdy
3Proto-Turkicjama-to patch

Words derived from “jämäkkä”

Every word from Proto-Turkic jama- →