Where does “neitoikäinen” come from?

neitoikäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish neitoikä, from Finnish ikä, from Proto-Finnic ikä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ikä — age, year.

neitoikäinen (Finnish): young, that is a young adult

Definitions

  1. young, that is a young adult

Ancestry of “neitoikäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneitoikäbeing a young adult, the age during which one is a young adult, especially before marriage
2Finnishikäage; life; lifetime
3Proto-Finnicikäage; lifetime
4Proto-Finno-Ugricikäage, year
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ikä →Every word from Proto-Finnic ikä →Every word from Finnish ikä →