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Where does “pilkun” come from?

pilkun (Finnish) comes from Finnish pilkku, 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-.

pilkun (Finnish): Genitive singular form of pilkku; of a comma

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of pilkku; of a comma

Ancestry of “pilkun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpilkkucomma; dot; spot, dot
2Finnishpilkkajeer, mock, ridicule, jest; bullseye; a mark...
3Proto-Finnicpilkka—
4Proto-Germanicblikkazshine, appearance, look; metal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyg-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “pilkun”

  • pilkunnussija
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