Where does “ilkiä” come from?
ilkiä (Ingrian) comes from Proto-Finnic ilkeda, from Proto-Germanic ilhilaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ-.
ilkiä (Ingrian): angry
Ancestry of “ilkiä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | ilkeda | bad, mean; disgusting |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ilhilaz | bad, evil |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁elḱ- | — |