Where does “pikemminkin” come from?
pikemminkin (Finnish) comes from Finnish -kin, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-gik.
pikemminkin (Finnish): rather, preferably; rather, on the contrary;...
Definitions
- rather, preferably; rather, on the contrary;...
Ancestry of “pikemminkin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | -kin | too, also; also |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-gik | — |