Where does “vilkkaus” come from?

vilkkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vilkas, from Proto-Finnic vilk'as — lively, brisk.

vilkkaus (Finnish): liveliness

Definitions

  1. liveliness

Ancestry of “vilkkaus”, step by step

vilkkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vilkas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvilkaslively, vivacious, perky; vivid; quick, fast
2Proto-Finnicvilk'aslively, brisk

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing

Words derived from “vilkkaus”

Every word from Proto-Finnic vilk'as →Every word from Finnish vilkas →