Where does “tikku” come from?

tikku (Finnish) comes from Swedish sticka, from Czech -ka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

tikku (Finnish): splinter; sliver; chip

Definitions

  1. splinter; sliver; chip

Ancestry of “tikku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstickaa splinter; a knitting needle; to knit
2Czech-kaAppended to words to create a feminine version of...
3Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
4Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “tikku”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Czech -ka →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъka →