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Where does “ilki” come from?

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

ilki (Finnish): totally, completely

Definitions

  1. totally, completely

Ancestry of “ilki”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ilki”

  • pahanilkinen
  • pahanilkisyys
  • ilkialasti
  • ilkialaston
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