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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ilkëda

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *ilhijaz or *ilhilaz (whence Old Norse illr) and further derived with +‎ *-ëda. Doublet with *elkedä.

Adjective

*ilkëda

  1. bad, mean
  2. disgusting

Descendants
  • Estonian: ilge
  • Finnish: ilkeä
    • → Votic: hilkiä
  • Ingrian: ilkiä
  • Karelian: (Northern) ilkie, (Southern) ilgie
  • Livvi: ilgei
  • Votic: ilka
  • → Northern Sami: ilgat
  • → Inari Sami: ilgâd
  • *ilka

References
  • “ilge”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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