Where does “karikko” come from?

karikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kari, from Russian Макарий, from Ancient Greek Μακάριος, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

karikko (Finnish): rocky reef; a group of underwater rocks

Definitions

  1. rocky reef; a group of underwater rocks

Ancestry of “karikko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarirock; skerry; ground
2RussianМакарий
3Ancient GreekΜακάριοςblessed, happy
4Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
5Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

Words derived from “karikko

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mósEvery word from Ancient Greek -μόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -ισμός
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