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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäköinenlooking like; -looking, -like; -sighted, -eyed
2Finnishnäkösight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face
3Proto-Finnicnäkosight, vision; look, appearance; face
4Proto-Finnic-o—
5Proto-Uralic-w—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →