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Where does “iljetä” come from?

iljetä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ilkeä, from Proto-Finnic ilkeda, from Proto-Germanic ilhilaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ-.

iljetä (Finnish): To bring oneself , dare , venture , have the...

Definitions

  1. To bring oneself , dare , venture , have the...

Ancestry of “iljetä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishilkeäbad, mean, wicked; mischievous, troublesome,...
2Proto-Finnicilkedabad, mean; disgusting
3Proto-Germanicilhilazbad, evil
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—

Words derived from “iljetä”

  • iljetys
  • iljettää
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