Where does “Pelkonen” come from?

Pelkonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelko, from Proto-Finnic pelko — fear, dread.

Ancestry of “Pelkonen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpelkofear, dread
2Proto-Finnicpelkofear, dread
Every word from Proto-Finnic pelko →Every word from Finnish pelko →
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