Where does “ilkeä” come from?

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

ilkeä (Finnish): bad, mean, wicked; mischievous, troublesome,...

Definitions

  1. bad, mean, wicked; mischievous, troublesome,...

Ancestry of “ilkeä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicilkedabad, mean; disgusting
2Proto-Germanicilhilazbad, evil
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—

Words derived from “ilkeä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ilhilaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic ilkeda →