Where does “nimikkoseura” come from?
nimikkoseura (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).
nimikkoseura (Finnish): an association or club for a specific (usually deceased) author and their works
Definitions
- an association or club for a specific (usually deceased) author and their works
Ancestry of “nimikkoseura”, step by step
nimikkoseura 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) |