Where does “ilotalo” come from?

ilotalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish ilo, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

ilotalo (Finnish): fun house, brothel

Definitions

  1. fun house, brothel

Ancestry of “ilotalo”, step by step

ilotalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ilo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishilojoy, delight, happiness, pleasure; love, lover
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish talo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalohouse; building; farm, homestead
2Ludiantaloifarm; house
3Proto-Finnictalofarm, farmstead
4Proto-Baltictalˀa-
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus