Where does “joka sorkka” come from?

joka sorkka (Finnish) comes from Finnish sorkka, from Proto-Finnic sorkka.

joka sorkka (Finnish): everyone, every single one

Definitions

  1. everyone, every single one

Ancestry of “joka sorkka”, step by step

joka sorkka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sorkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsorkkacloven hoof, cleft hoof, cloven foot; hitch; claw
2Proto-Finnicsorkka—

via Finnish joka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjokawho, which, that; every, each
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