Where does “vilkuttaa” come from?

vilkuttaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish vilkkua, from Proto-Finnic vilkkudak.

vilkuttaa (Finnish): to wave; to flash repeatedly

Definitions

  1. to wave; to flash repeatedly

Ancestry of “vilkuttaa”, step by step

vilkuttaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vilkkua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvilkkuato flash, to blink, to flicker; to twinkle;...
2Proto-Finnicvilkkudak—

via Ingrian vilkkaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvilkkaato flash, blink

Words derived from “vilkuttaa”

Every word from Proto-Finnic vilkkudak →Every word from Finnish vilkkua →