Where does “nimikkokatu” come from?
nimikkokatu (Finnish) comes from Finnish katu, from Old Swedish gata, from Old Norse gáta, from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.
nimikkokatu (Finnish): street named after someone
Definitions
- street named after someone
Ancestry of “nimikkokatu”, step by step
nimikkokatu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish katu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | katu | street |
| 2 | Old Swedish | gata | street, road |
| 3 | Old Norse | gáta | riddle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |
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) |