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

mikä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Mikael

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

via Finnish ei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheino; The third-person singular form of the...
2Proto-Finnice-The negative verb
3Proto-Uralice-this; not; the negative verb

Words derived from “mikä

Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵלEvery word from Hebrew שמואלEvery word from Hebrew אֵל