Where does “jalkapatikka” come from?

jalkapatikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish jalka, from Proto-Finnic jalka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka.

jalkapatikka (Finnish): walking

Definitions

  1. walking

Ancestry of “jalkapatikka”, step by step

jalkapatikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—

via Finnish patikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatikkaa trip done on foot
2Finnishikka—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka →Every word from Proto-Finnic jalka →Every word from Finnish jalka →
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