Where does “ilkiö” come from?

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

ilkiö (Finnish): a rascal

Definitions

  1. a rascal

Ancestry of “ilkiö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishilkeäbad, mean, wicked; mischievous, troublesome,...
2Proto-Finnicilkedabad, mean; disgusting
3Proto-Germanicilhilazbad, evil
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ilhilaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic ilkeda →
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