Where does “puusäleikkö” come from?
puusäleikkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish säleikkö, from Finnish -ikko, from Proto-Finnic -ikko, from Proto-Finnic -i- — Plural number marker in other cases than the nominative (and optionally the genitive).
puusäleikkö (Finnish): wooden lattice, wooden trellis
Definitions
- wooden lattice, wooden trellis
Ancestry of “puusäleikkö”, step by step
puusäleikkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish säleikkö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | säleikkö | lattice flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material |
| 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) |