Where does “mitenkin” come from?

mitenkin (Finnish) comes from Finnish -kin, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-gik.

mitenkin (Finnish): however, in whatever way almost always preceded by an interrogative pronoun or adverb

Definitions

  1. however, in whatever way almost always preceded by an interrogative pronoun or adverb

Ancestry of “mitenkin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-kintoo, also; also
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*-gik
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-gikEvery word from Finnish -kin
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