Where does “kiinni” come from?

kiinni (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiinteä, from Proto-Finnic kiintedä.

kiinni (Finnish): closed; attached, connected, fastened; due to,...

Definitions

  1. closed; attached, connected, fastened; due to,...

Ancestry of “kiinni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiinteäsolid, rigid; firm; fixed
2Proto-Finnickiintedä—

Words derived from “kiinni”

Every word from Proto-Finnic kiintedä →Every word from Finnish kiinteä →