Where does “ovelasti” come from?

ovelasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish ovela, from Middle Dutch ovel, from Old Saxon uvil, from Proto-West Germanic ubil, from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz.

ovelasti (Finnish): cunningly, slyly, wilily

Definitions

  1. cunningly, slyly, wilily

Ancestry of “ovelasti”, step by step

ovelasti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ovela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishovelashrewd, sly, wily, cunning, clever
2Middle Dutchovel—
3Old Saxonuvilbad
4Proto-West Germanicubilbad, evil
5Proto-Germanic*ubilaz—

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ubil →Every word from Old Saxon uvil →