Where does “kalalammikko” come from?
kalalammikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish lammikko, from Finnish -ikko, from Proto-Finnic -ikko, from Proto-Finnic -i- — Plural number marker in other cases than the nominative (and optionally the genitive).
kalalammikko (Finnish): fishpond
Definitions
- fishpond
Ancestry of “kalalammikko”, step by step
kalalammikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lammikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lammikko | A puddle; A small pond |
| 2 | Finnish | -ikko | Forms nouns for groups of a particular number,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ikko | Forms nouns indicating a group of things |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -i- | Plural number marker in other cases than the nominative (and optionally the genitive) |