Where does “kotikirppari” come from?
kotikirppari (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirppari, from Finnish kirpputori, from Finnish -is, from Swedish -is, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
kotikirppari (Finnish): garage sale
Ancestry of “kotikirppari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kirppari | flea market; thrift shop |
| 2 | Finnish | kirpputori | A flea market |
| 3 | Finnish | -is | -er; a suffix used to form nouns and proper nouns... |
| 4 | Swedish | -is | Suffix that gives a familiar, and to some extent... |
| 5 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 6 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |