Where does “ukkoikä” come from?
ukkoikä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ikä, from Proto-Finnic ikä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ikä — age, year.
ukkoikä (Finnish): old age
Ancestry of “ukkoikä”, step by step
ukkoikä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ikä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ikä | age; life; lifetime |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | ikä | age; lifetime |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | ikä | age, year |
via Finnish Ukko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Ukko | supreme god in Finnish mythology; Ukko's < Ukko,... |
| 2 | Finnish | ukko | old man, gaffer; adult male wood grouse or black... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ukko | old man |