Where does “pettelikkodurakka” come from?
pettelikkodurakka (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian pettelikko, from Ingrian petellä, from Finnish pettää, from Proto-Finnic pettädäk, from Proto-Baltic spenˀstei.
pettelikkodurakka (Ingrian): a certain variant on the game durak
Definitions
- a certain variant on the game durak
Ancestry of “pettelikkodurakka”, step by step
pettelikkodurakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ingrian pettelikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | pettelikko | liar |
| 2 | Ingrian | petellä | to lie |
| 3 | Finnish | pettää | to cheat, con, swindle, defraud; to deceive,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pettädäk | to betray |
| 5 | Proto-Baltic | spenˀstei | — |
via Ingrian durakka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | durakka | idiot, fool |
| 2 | Russian | дура́к | fool, simpleton, idiot stupid person with poor judgment |
| 3 | Russian | -а́к | suffix usually denoting a person with a given characteristic, or an inanimate noun of various meanings; often of a colloquial nature |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | -акъ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -akъ | Deadjectival, forming nouns denoting a carrier of... |