Where does “vile” come from?

vile (Estonian) comes from Estonian -e, from Proto-Finnic -ek, from Proto-Uralic -ek — Forms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

vile (Estonian): whistle

Definitions

  1. whistle

Ancestry of “vile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonian-eDerives nouns from verbs; Derives adjectives
2Proto-Finnic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
3Proto-Uralic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ekEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ekEvery word from Estonian -e