Where does “imikkosika” come from?

imikkosika (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian sika, from Proto-Finnic cika, from Proto-West Germanic tigā — she-goat.

imikkosika (Ingrian): sow

Definitions

  1. sow

Ancestry of “imikkosika”, step by step

imikkosika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian sika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansikapig
2Proto-Finniccikapig
3Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat

via Ingrian imikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianimikkofemale animal
Every word from Proto-West Germanic tigā →Every word from Proto-Finnic cika →Every word from Ingrian sika →
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