Where does “leikki-ikäinen” come from?

leikki-ikäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish leikki-ikä, from Finnish ikä, from Proto-Finnic ikä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ikä — age, year.

leikki-ikäinen (Finnish): roughly between three and seven years old, after learning to walk but before going to school

Definitions

  1. roughly between three and seven years old, after learning to walk but before going to school

Ancestry of “leikki-ikäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleikki-ikäthe period of childhood roughly between three and seven years old, after learning to walk but before going to school
2Finnishikäage; life; lifetime
3Proto-Finnicikäage; lifetime
4Proto-Finno-Ugricikäage, year
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ikäEvery word from Proto-Finnic ikäEvery word from Finnish ikä