Where does “nimikko” come from?
nimikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish -ikko, from Proto-Finnic -ikko, from Proto-Finnic -i-.
nimikko (Finnish): One that is named after somebody or something
Definitions
- One that is named after somebody or something
Ancestry of “nimikko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | -ikko | Forms nouns for groups of a particular number,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | -ikko | Forms nouns indicating a group of things |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -i- | — |