Where does “pilkka” come from?

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

pilkka (Finnish): jeer, mock, ridicule, jest; bullseye; a mark...

Definitions

  1. jeer, mock, ridicule, jest; bullseye; a mark...

Ancestry of “pilkka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpilkka—
2Proto-Germanicblikkazshine, appearance, look; metal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyg-to shine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “pilkka”

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