Where does “ongintalammikko” come from?
ongintalammikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish onginta, from Finnish onkia, from Finnish ia, from Finnish ja, from Proto-Finnic ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
ongintalammikko (Finnish): angling pond
Definitions
- angling pond
Ancestry of “ongintalammikko”, step by step
ongintalammikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish onginta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | onginta | angling |
| 2 | Finnish | onkia | To angle, fish using a rod and line; Partitive... |
| 3 | Finnish | ia | Obsolete spelling of ja |
| 4 | Finnish | ja | and; AND |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | ja | and |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Finnish lammikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lammikko | A puddle; A small pond |
| 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) |