Where does “heilakka” come from?

heilakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish heilua, from Proto-Finnic heiludak — to swing, to sway, to rock.

heilakka (Finnish): a silly, foolish, and perhaps even a promiscuous person, often a girl

Definitions

  1. a silly, foolish, and perhaps even a promiscuous person, often a girl

Ancestry of “heilakka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheiluato swing, to sway, to rock; to be loose; to swing
2Proto-Finnicheiludakto swing, to sway, to rock

Words derived from “heilakka”

Every word from Proto-Finnic heiludak →Every word from Finnish heilua →