Where does “villipeto” come from?

villipeto (Finnish) comes from Finnish villi, from Old Swedish viller.

villipeto (Finnish): A predator, especially a large mammal that is...

Definitions

  1. A predator, especially a large mammal that is...

Ancestry of “villipeto”, step by step

villipeto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish villi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvilliwild; savage; feral
2Old Swedishviller—

via Finnish peto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpetomeat-eating beast, predator; carnivore; monster
Every word from Old Swedish viller →Every word from Finnish villi →