Where does “prikukkõin” come from?
prikukkõin (Votic) comes from Finnish prikku, from Swedish prick, from Middle Low German pricken, from Old Saxon *prikkian, from Proto-Germanic prikjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
prikukkõin (Votic): spotted, spotty
Definitions
- spotted, spotty
Ancestry of “prikukkõin”, step by step
prikukkõin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish prikku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | prikku | Synonym of täplä; Synonym of tahra |
| 2 | Swedish | prick | exactly, sharp, on the spot; a dot, small spot; a... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | pricken | to prick |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *prikkian | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | prikjaną | to stick; prick |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Votic kkõin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Votic | kkõin | — |