Where does “ilkeys” come from?

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

ilkeys (Finnish): wickedness, malice

Definitions

  1. wickedness, malice

Ancestry of “ilkeys”, step by step

ilkeys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ilkeä

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

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ilhilaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic ilkeda →