Where does “ikštäuž” come from?

ikštäuž (Livonian) comes from Livonian ikš, from Proto-Finnic ükci, from Proto-Uralic ükte — one.

ikštäuž (Livonian): all the same, whatever; insignificant

Definitions

  1. all the same, whatever; insignificant

Ancestry of “ikštäuž”, step by step

ikštäuž traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Livonian ikš

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianikšone
2Proto-Finnicükcione
3Proto-Uralicükteone

via Livonian täuž

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livoniantäužfull
2Proto-Finnictäücifull
3Proto-Uralictäwdefull
Every word from Proto-Uralic ükte →Every word from Proto-Finnic ükci →Every word from Livonian ikš →