Where does “hailakka” come from?

hailakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish akka, from Proto-Finnic akka — old woman.

hailakka (Finnish): pale, faded, wishy-washy

Definitions

  1. pale, faded, wishy-washy

Ancestry of “hailakka”, step by step

hailakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish akka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishakkahag, crone; woman; wife; hag, witch; queen, bitch
2Proto-Finnicakkaold woman

via Finnish hailea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaileapale

Words derived from “hailakka”

Every word from Proto-Finnic akka →Every word from Finnish akka →