Where does “jotenkin” come from?

jotenkin (Finnish) comes from Finnish jokin, from Finnish -kin, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-gik.

jotenkin (Finnish): somehow

Definitions

  1. somehow

Ancestry of “jotenkin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjokinsomething; some, one, a; what have you
2Finnish-kintoo, also; also
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-gik—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-gik →Every word from Finnish -kin →Every word from Finnish jokin →
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