Where does “iljetys” come from?
iljetys (Finnish) comes from Finnish iljettää, from Finnish iljetä, from Finnish ilkeä, from Proto-Finnic ilkeda, from Proto-Germanic ilhilaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ-.
iljetys (Finnish): abomination
Definitions
- abomination
Ancestry of “iljetys”, step by step
iljetys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish iljettää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | iljettää | To disgust |
| 2 | Finnish | iljetä | to bring oneself (to do), dare ((to) do), venture (to do), have the nerve (to do) |
| 3 | Finnish | ilkeä | bad, mean, wicked; mischievous, troublesome,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ilkeda | bad, mean; disgusting |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ilhilaz | bad, evil |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁elḱ- | — |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |