Where does “ilkeäminen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ilkeäminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishiljetäto bring oneself (to do), dare ((to) do), venture (to do), have the nerve (to do)
2Finnishilkeäbad, mean, wicked; mischievous, troublesome,...
3Proto-Finnicilkedabad, mean; disgusting
4Proto-Germanicilhilazbad, evil
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ilhilaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic ilkeda →