Where does “ilkeännäköinen” come from?

ilkeännäköinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish näköinen, from Finnish näkö, from Proto-Finnic näko, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

ilkeännäköinen (Finnish): nasty looking

Definitions

  1. nasty looking

Ancestry of “ilkeännäköinen”, step by step

ilkeännäköinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish näköinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäköinenlooking like; -looking, -like; -sighted, -eyed
2Finnishnäkösight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face
3Proto-Finnicnäkosight, vision; look, appearance; face
4Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
5Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish ilkeä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishilkeäbad, mean, wicked; mischievous, troublesome,...
2Proto-Finnicilkedabad, mean; disgusting
3Proto-Germanicilhilazbad, evil
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic näko →