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

  1. rather, preferably; rather, on the contrary;...

Ancestry of “pikemminkin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-kintoo, also; also
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*-gik—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-gik →Every word from Finnish -kin →
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