Where does “икелепелькс” come from?

икелепелькс (Erzya) comes from Erzya пелькс, from Erzya -кс — noun suffix.

икелепелькс (Erzya): front, face, foreside

Definitions

  1. front, face, foreside

Ancestry of “икелепелькс”, step by step

икелепелькс traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Erzya пелькс

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaпельксbit, component, piece, segment, share
2Erzya-ксnoun suffix

via Erzya икеле

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaикеле—
Every word from Erzya -кс →Every word from Erzya пелькс →