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
- bad, mean, wicked; mischievous, troublesome,...
Ancestry of “ilkeä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | ilkeda | bad, mean; disgusting |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ilhilaz | bad, evil |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁elḱ- | — |
Words derived from “ilkeä”