Where does “ilka” come from?

ilka (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic ilkeda, from Proto-Germanic ilhilaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ-.

ilka (Votic): repulsive, disgusting

Definitions

  1. repulsive, disgusting

Ancestry of “ilka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicilkedabad, mean; disgusting
2Proto-Germanicilhilazbad, evil
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ilhilaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic ilkeda →