Where does “leppäsikko” come from?

leppäsikko (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian -kko, from Proto-Finnic -kkoi — Forms diminutive nouns.

leppäsikko (Ingrian): alder forest

Definitions

  1. alder forest

Ancestry of “leppäsikko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrian-kkoUsed to form collective nouns
2Proto-Finnic-kkoiForms diminutive nouns
Every word from Proto-Finnic -kkoi →Every word from Ingrian -kko →