Where does “sikeys” come from?

sikeys (Finnish) comes from Finnish sikeä, from Finnish siitä, from Proto-Finnic sigit'ak — to be conceived.

sikeys (Finnish): fastness of sleep

Definitions

  1. fastness of sleep

Ancestry of “sikeys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsikeäfast
2FinnishsiitäElative singular form of se; To be conceived;...
3Proto-Finnicsigit'akto be conceived
Every word from Proto-Finnic sigit'ak →Every word from Finnish siitä →Every word from Finnish sikeä →