Where does “pilkata” come from?

pilkata (Finnish) comes from Finnish pilkka, from Proto-Finnic pilkka, from Proto-Germanic blikkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyg-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

pilkata (Finnish): to mock, deride, ridicule, jeer at, make fun of

Definitions

  1. to mock, deride, ridicule, jeer at, make fun of

Ancestry of “pilkata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpilkkajeer, mock, ridicule, jest; bullseye; a mark...
2Proto-Finnicpilkka—
3Proto-Germanicblikkazshine, appearance, look; metal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyg-to shine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “pilkata”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyg- →