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Where does “tikka” come from?

tikka (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic tikka.

tikka (Finnish): woodpecker; dart

Definitions

  1. woodpecker; dart

Ancestry of “tikka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnictikka—

Words derived from “tikka”

  • vihertikka
  • terhotikka
  • aasiankirjotikka
  • tikkataulu
  • aasiantöyhtötikka
  • käpytikka
  • atlaksenvihertikka
  • aasianpikkutikka
  • arabiantikka
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