Where does “niekka” come from?

niekka (Finnish) comes from Russian -ник, from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

niekka (Finnish): master, whiz, expert; Used as head of a compound...

Definitions

  1. master, whiz, expert; Used as head of a compound...

Ancestry of “niekka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-никSuffix appended to nominal stems to create a...
2Proto-Slavic-ьnikъFrom base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who...
3Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

Words derived from “niekka”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ikъ →Every word from Russian -ник →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ →
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