Where does “viiksenalku” come from?
viiksenalku (Finnish) comes from Finnish alku, from Finnish alkaa, from Proto-Finnic alkadak, from Proto-Uralic alka- — beginning.
viiksenalku (Finnish): the beginnings of a moustache
Definitions
- the beginnings of a moustache
Ancestry of “viiksenalku”, step by step
viiksenalku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish alku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alku | start, beginning, inception, incipience; first,... |
| 2 | Finnish | alkaa | to begin, start, initiate, set in, be initiated, originate, be originated, take its origin |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | alkadak | to begin, to start |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | alka- | beginning |
via Finnish viiksi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viiksi | one half of a moustache; moustache; Short for... |