Where does “vaippaikä” come from?
vaippaikä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ikä, from Proto-Finnic ikä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ikä — age, year.
vaippaikä (Finnish): diaperhood
Ancestry of “vaippaikä”, step by step
vaippaikä 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 vaippa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vaippa | diaper, nappy, napkin; tunic; mantle |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vaippa | bedspread; blanket |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | waipaz | — |
Words derived from “vaippaikä”