Where does “itšä” come from?
itšä (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic ikä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ikä — age, year.
itšä (Votic): age
Ancestry of “itšä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | ikä | age; lifetime |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | ikä | age, year |