Where does “moikkaaminen” come from?

moikkaaminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish moikata, from Finnish moikka, from Finnish -kkä, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

Ancestry of “moikkaaminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmoikataTo greet, to say hello
2Finnishmoikkahi, hello
3Finnish-kkäFront vowel variant of -kka
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →