Where does “nikka” come from?
nikka (Icelandic) comes from Finnish harmonikka, from Swedish harmonika, from Latin harmonicus, from Ancient Greek ἁρμονικός, from Ancient Greek Ἁρμονία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
nikka (Icelandic): to make a slight movement with the head to greet someone or to point to something
Definitions
- to make a slight movement with the head to greet someone or to point to something
Ancestry of “nikka”, step by step
nikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish harmonikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harmonikka | accordion |
| 2 | Swedish | harmonika | — |
| 3 | Latin | harmonicus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἁρμονικός | skilled in music |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἁρμονία | Harmonia |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |