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Where does “ilkialasti” come from?

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

ilkialasti (Finnish): completely naked, stark naked

Definitions

  1. completely naked, stark naked

Ancestry of “ilkialasti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishilkitotally, completely
2Finnishilkeäbad, mean, wicked; mischievous, troublesome,...
3Proto-Finnicilkedabad, mean; disgusting
4Proto-Germanicilhilazbad, evil
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—
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