Where does “hailakkuus” come from?

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

hailakkuus (Finnish): paleness

Definitions

  1. paleness

Ancestry of “hailakkuus”, step by step

hailakkuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hailakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhailakkapale, faded, wishy-washy
2Finnishakkahag, crone; woman; wife; hag, witch; queen, bitch
3Proto-Finnicakkaold woman

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finnic akka →Every word from Finnish akka →Every word from Finnish hailakka →