Where does “sukunimi” come from?
sukunimi (Finnish) comes from Ingrian nimi, from Proto-Finnic nimi, from Proto-Uralic nime — name.
sukunimi (Finnish): surname, family name, last name
Definitions
- surname, family name, last name
Ancestry of “sukunimi”, step by step
sukunimi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ingrian nimi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | nimi | name |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | nimi | name |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | nime | name |
via Finnish nimi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nimi | name |
| 2 | Finnish | -iäiset | — |
via Finnish suku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suku | extended family, kin; genus; gender |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | suku | kin, extended family |
Words derived from “sukunimi”