Where does “kaikenikäinen” come from?
kaikenikäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ikäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
kaikenikäinen (Finnish): of all ages
Ancestry of “kaikenikäinen”, step by step
kaikenikäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ikäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ikäinen | .. old; of one's age; at the age of, aged |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish kaikki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaikki | everything; everyone, everybody; all-, omni- |
| 2 | Finnish | -ti | Forms caritive adverbs; Forms adverbs of manner |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -t'ik | caritive suffix |