Where does “suosikki” come from?

suosikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish suosia, from Finnish suoda, from Proto-Finnic söödäk, from Proto-Indo-European suH-é.

suosikki (Finnish): favourite/favorite

Definitions

  1. favourite/favorite

Ancestry of “suosikki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuosiato favor/favour
2Finnishsuodato give, allow, permit, grant, let; Indicative...
3Proto-Finnicsöödäkto eat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-é—

Words derived from “suosikki”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH-é →Every word from Proto-Finnic söödäk →Every word from Finnish suoda →