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Where does “ilkeämielinen” come from?

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

ilkeämielinen (Finnish): malicious

Definitions

  1. malicious

Ancestry of “ilkeämielinen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ilkeämielinen”

  • ilkeämielisyys
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