Where does “ilveilijä” come from?

ilveilijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ilveillä, from Finnish ilve — trick, joke.

ilveilijä (Finnish): antic, buffoon, geek grotesque performer

Definitions

  1. antic, buffoon, geek grotesque performer

Ancestry of “ilveilijä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishilveilläTo antic
2Finnishilvetrick, joke

Words derived from “ilveilijä”

Every word from Finnish ilve →