Where does “ilus” come from?
ilus (Estonian) comes from Estonian -s, from Proto-Finnic -nci, from Proto-Uralic -mte.
ilus (Estonian): beautiful, pretty; inessive singular of ilu
Definitions
- beautiful, pretty; inessive singular of ilu
Ancestry of “ilus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | -s | creates adjectives from nouns; forms ordinal... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | -nci | Forms ordinal numbers from the corresponding... |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | -mte | — |