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Where does “pahanilkinen” come from?

pahanilkinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish paha, from Proto-Finnic paha, from Proto-Finnic paša, from Czech pást, from Proto-Slavic pastь, from Proto-Slavic pastì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European pēd- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

pahanilkinen (Finnish): maligned, nefarious, wicked, desperate

Definitions

  1. maligned, nefarious, wicked, desperate

Ancestry of “pahanilkinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpahabad, ill; evil; difficult, hard, tricky
2Proto-Finnicpahabad, evil, unkind
3Proto-Finnicpaša—
4Czechpástto graze, to pasture
5Proto-Slavicpastьfall, attack; trench, trap; mouth, throat
6Proto-Slavicpastì—
7Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
9Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “pahanilkinen”

  • pahanilkisyys
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →