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
- roughly between three and seven years old, after learning to walk but before going to school
Ancestry of “leikki-ikäinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leikki-ikä | the period of childhood roughly between three and seven years old, after learning to walk but before going to school |
| 2 | Finnish | ikä | age; life; lifetime |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ikä | age; lifetime |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | ikä | age, year |