Where does “tammikko” come from?

tammikko (Karelian) comes from Karelian -kko, from Proto-Finnic -kkoi — Forms diminutive nouns.

tammikko (Karelian): oak forest

Definitions

  1. oak forest

Ancestry of “tammikko”, step by step

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