Where does “liikanimi” come from?

liikanimi (Finnish) comes from Finnish liika, from Proto-Finnic liika, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

liikanimi (Finnish): A nickname

Definitions

  1. A nickname

Ancestry of “liikanimi”, step by step

liikanimi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikaexcess; excessively
2Proto-Finnicliikaexcess
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

via Finnish nimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniminame
2Finnish-iäiset—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic liika →Every word from Finnish liika →