Where does “sikiöikä” come from?

sikiöikä (Finnish) comes from Finnish sikiö, from Finnish -iö, from Spanish -ijo, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

sikiöikä (Finnish): gestational age

Definitions

  1. gestational age

Ancestry of “sikiöikä”, step by step

sikiöikä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sikiö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsikiöfetus/foetus; young child
2Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
3Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
4Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Finnish ikä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishikäage; life; lifetime
2Proto-Finnicikäage; lifetime
3Proto-Finno-Ugricikäage, year
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Finnish -iö →Every word from Finnish sikiö →