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Where does “mikä” come from?

mikä (Finnish) comes from Finnish Mikael, from Latin Michāēl, from Latin Michahel, from Greek Μιχαήλ, from Ancient Greek Μιχαήλ, from Hebrew מיכאל, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל.

mikä (Finnish): which, what; whatever; which, that, what

Definitions

  1. which, what; whatever; which, that, what

Ancestry of “mikä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishMikaelMichael
2LatinMichāēl—
3LatinMichahel—
4GreekΜιχαήλ—
5Ancient GreekΜιχαήλ—
6Hebrewמיכאלwho is like God?
7Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
8Hebrewשמואל—
9Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—

Words derived from “mikä”

  • minkälainen
  • mikä vain
  • milloinka
  • milloin
  • mitätöntää
  • mikin
  • mikä tahansa
  • mikä kaikki
  • mitätön
  • mikälie
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