Where does “nikkaroija” come from?

nikkaroija (Finnish) comes from Finnish nikkaroida, from Finnish nikkari, from Swedish snickare — a carpenter.

nikkaroija (Finnish): tinkerer

Definitions

  1. tinkerer

Ancestry of “nikkaroija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnikkaroidato work as carpenter, to carpenter; to tinker
2Finnishnikkaricarpenter; tinkerer
3Swedishsnickarea carpenter
Every word from Swedish snickare →Every word from Finnish nikkari →Every word from Finnish nikkaroida →
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