Where does “pettelikko” come from?

pettelikko (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian petellä, from Finnish pettää, from Proto-Finnic pettädäk, from Proto-Baltic spenˀstei.

pettelikko (Ingrian): liar

Definitions

  1. liar

Ancestry of “pettelikko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpetelläto lie
2Finnishpettääto cheat, con, swindle, defraud; to deceive,...
3Proto-Finnicpettädäkto betray
4Proto-Balticspenˀstei—

Words derived from “pettelikko”

Every word from Proto-Baltic spenˀstei →Every word from Proto-Finnic pettädäk →Every word from Finnish pettää →