Probably from dialectal huikka (“tapering, tapered”), since bottles have a tapered shape. That word in turn is related to hui, huippu. May also be influenced by hiukka.
huikka (informal)
Inflection of huikka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation) | ||||
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nominative | huikka | huikat | ||
genitive | huikan | huikkien | ||
partitive | huikkaa | huikkia | ||
illative | huikkaan | huikkiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | huikka | huikat | ||
accusative | nom. | huikka | huikat | |
gen. | huikan | |||
genitive | huikan | huikkien huikkainrare | ||
partitive | huikkaa | huikkia | ||
inessive | huikassa | huikissa | ||
elative | huikasta | huikista | ||
illative | huikkaan | huikkiin | ||
adessive | huikalla | huikilla | ||
ablative | huikalta | huikilta | ||
allative | huikalle | huikille | ||
essive | huikkana | huikkina | ||
translative | huikaksi | huikiksi | ||
abessive | huikatta | huikitta | ||
instructive | — | huikin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |