joka.
who, which, that (referring to the previous word or phrase; see usage notes)
Meaning & usage
who, which, that (referring to the previous word or phrase; see usage notes)
Jos putoaa jäihin, kannattaa palata samaa reittiä, jota pitkin oli tullutkin.
Hän säveltää harrastuksenaan musiikkia, jossa hän onkin taitava.
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *joka (compare Karelian joka, Votic jõka), from Proto-Finno-Permic *jo (compare Northern Sami juohkẹ, juogọ, Erzya ю- (ju-) in юза-тоза (juza-toza, “back and forth”), Eastern Mari южо (južo, “some”), Western Mari юж (juž, “some”)). The nominative and genitive singular forms, which would have otherwise been monosyllabic, have been extended with -ka (as with kuka and mikä).
every, each
joka kerta
joka kolmas
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *joka (compare Karelian joka, Votic jõka), from Proto-Finno-Permic *jo (compare Northern Sami juohkẹ, juogọ, Erzya ю- (ju-) in юза-тоза (juza-toza, “back and forth”), Eastern Mari южо (južo, “some”), Western Mari юж (juž, “some”)). The nominative and genitive singular forms, which would have otherwise been monosyllabic, have been extended with -ka (as with kuka and mikä).
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