Where does “unikeko” come from?

unikeko (Finnish) comes from Finnish uni, from Proto-Finnic uni, from Proto-Finno-Permic une.

unikeko (Finnish): A dormouse; An edible dormouse or fat dormouse,...

Definitions

  1. A dormouse; An edible dormouse or fat dormouse,...

Ancestry of “unikeko”, step by step

unikeko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish uni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishunidream; sleep
2Proto-Finnicunisleep; dream
3Proto-Finno-Permicune—

via Finnish keko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkekostack; anthill; heap
2Proto-Finnickekostack (large pile of hay, grain, etc.)

Words derived from “unikeko”

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