Where does “vilkutella” come from?

vilkutella (Finnish) comes from Finnish vilkuttaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

vilkutella (Finnish): to wave repeatedly, but not vigorously and/or...

Definitions

  1. to wave repeatedly, but not vigorously and/or...

Ancestry of “vilkutella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvilkuttaato wave; to flash repeatedly
2Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
3Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
4Proto-Uralic-kta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttää →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →