Where does “kukkaaika” come from?

kukkaaika (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian aika, from Proto-Finnic aika — time.

kukkaaika (Ingrian): blooming time

Definitions

  1. blooming time

Ancestry of “kukkaaika”, step by step

kukkaaika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian aika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianaikatime; epoch, age; tense
2Proto-Finnicaikatime

via Ingrian kukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankukkaflower; nobody, no-one
2Proto-Finnickukkaflower
Every word from Proto-Finnic aika →Every word from Ingrian aika →