Where does “ilkikurisuus” come from?

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

ilkikurisuus (Finnish): mischief, mischievousness, impishness, spitefulness

Definitions

  1. mischief, mischievousness, impishness, spitefulness

Ancestry of “ilkikurisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishilkikurinenmischievous, impish, rascal, malicious, spiteful
2Finnishilkitotally, completely
3Finnishilkeäbad, mean, wicked; mischievous, troublesome,...
4Proto-Finnicilkedabad, mean; disgusting
5Proto-Germanicilhilazbad, evil
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ- →