Where does “kaikitenkin” come from?

kaikitenkin (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaikiten, from Finnish kaikki, from Finnish -ti, from Proto-Finnic -t'ik — caritive suffix.

kaikitenkin (Finnish): despite everything, nevertheless, anyhow, be that as it may, in any case

Definitions

  1. despite everything, nevertheless, anyhow, be that as it may, in any case

Ancestry of “kaikitenkin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaikiten—
2Finnishkaikkieverything; everyone, everybody; all-, omni-
3Finnish-tiForms caritive adverbs; Forms adverbs of manner
4Proto-Finnic-t'ikcaritive suffix
Every word from Proto-Finnic -t'ik →Every word from Finnish -ti →Every word from Finnish kaikki →