Where does “ilkikurinen” come from?

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

ilkikurinen (Finnish): mischievous, impish, rascal, malicious, spiteful

Definitions

  1. mischievous, impish, rascal, malicious, spiteful

Ancestry of “ilkikurinen”, step by step

ilkikurinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ilki

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

via Finnish kuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuridiscipline; Short for kuritushuone; canyon
2Finnishkurugorge, gulch, ravine, flume; canyon; kuru
3EnglishkuruA chronic, progressive, fatal central nervous...
4SanskritकुरुName of a people of India and of their country;...

Words derived from “ilkikurinen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ-