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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

  1. abomination

Ancestry of “iljetys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishiljettääTo disgust
2FinnishiljetäTo bring oneself , dare , venture , have the...
3Finnishilkeäbad, mean, wicked; mischievous, troublesome,...
4Proto-Finnicilkedabad, mean; disgusting
5Proto-Germanicilhilazbad, evil
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—
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