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Where does “mikin” come from?

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

mikin (Finnish): a form of mikä, same as "mikäkin", which. Used...

Definitions

  1. a form of mikä, same as "mikäkin", which. Used...

Ancestry of “mikin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmikäwhich, what; whatever; which, that, what
2FinnishMikaelMichael
3LatinMichāēl—
4LatinMichahel—
5GreekΜιχαήλ—
6Ancient GreekΜιχαήλ—
7Hebrewמיכאלwho is like God?
8Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
9Hebrewשמואל—
10Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
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