Where does “nimikkohevonen” come from?
nimikkohevonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish nimikko, from Finnish -ikko, from Proto-Finnic -ikko, from Proto-Finnic -i- — Plural number marker in other cases than the nominative (and optionally the genitive).
nimikkohevonen (Finnish): the horse one is responsible for such as in training or which represents someone or something
Definitions
- the horse one is responsible for such as in training or which represents someone or something
Ancestry of “nimikkohevonen”, step by step
nimikkohevonen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nimikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nimikko | One that is named after somebody or something |
| 2 | Finnish | -ikko | Forms nouns for groups of a particular number,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ikko | Forms nouns indicating a group of things |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -i- | Plural number marker in other cases than the nominative (and optionally the genitive) |