Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “torviseitsikko” come from? torviseitsikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish seitsikko, from Finnish -ikko, from Proto-Finnic -ikko, from Proto-Finnic -i- — Plural number marker in other cases than the nominative (and optionally the genitive).
torviseitsikko (Finnish): brass septet, horn septet
Definitions brass septet, horn septet Ancestry of “torviseitsikko”, step by step torviseitsikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish seitsikko Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish seitsikko A seven 2 Finnish -ikko Forms nouns for groups of a particular number,... 3 Proto-Finnic -ikko Forms nouns indicating a group of things 4 Proto-Finnic -i- Plural number marker in other cases than the nominative (and optionally the genitive)
via Finnish torvi Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish torvi horn; tube or pipe, especially one that widens in... 2 Proto-Finnic torvi horn; tube, pipe 3 Proto-Indo-European táwros wild bull, aurochs