Where does “tähkiö” come from?

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

tähkiö (Finnish): catstail

Definitions

  1. catstail

Ancestry of “tähkiö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
2Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
3Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

Words derived from “tähkiö”

Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Finnish -iö →Every word from Spanish -ijo →