Where does “kokkanimi” come from?

kokkanimi (Finnish) comes from Finnish nimi, from Finnish -iäiset.

kokkanimi (Finnish): A derisive nickname for a person, generally attached before their actual (given) name

Definitions

  1. A derisive nickname for a person, generally attached before their actual (given) name

Ancestry of “kokkanimi”, step by step

kokkanimi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniminame
2Finnish-iäiset—

via Finnish kokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkokkabow
2Proto-Finnickokkahook
Every word from Finnish -iäiset →Every word from Finnish nimi →