Where does “pilkkaaja” come from?

pilkkaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish pilkata, 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-.

pilkkaaja (Finnish): mocker

Definitions

  1. mocker

Ancestry of “pilkkaaja”, step by step

pilkkaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pilkata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpilkatato mock, deride, ridicule, jeer at, make fun of
2Finnishpilkkajeer, mock, ridicule, jest; bullseye; a mark...
3Proto-Finnicpilkka—
4Proto-Germanicblikkazshine, appearance, look; metal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyg-to shine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Finnish jä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäice
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
3Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
4Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
5Proto-Germanic-hwe—
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyg- →