Where does “tosikkomaisesti” come from?
tosikkomaisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish tosikkomainen, from Finnish tosikko, from Finnish -ikko, from Proto-Finnic -ikko, from Proto-Finnic -i- — Plural number marker in other cases than the nominative (and optionally the genitive).
tosikkomaisesti (Finnish): staidly, seriously, humorlessly
Definitions
- staidly, seriously, humorlessly
Ancestry of “tosikkomaisesti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tosikkomainen | humourless, overly serious |
| 2 | Finnish | tosikko | A humourless person |
| 3 | Finnish | -ikko | Forms nouns for groups of a particular number,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ikko | Forms nouns indicating a group of things |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -i- | Plural number marker in other cases than the nominative (and optionally the genitive) |