Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ilkeda

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

From Proto-Germanic *ilhijaz or *ilhilaz (whence Old Norse illr) +‎ *-eda. Doublet with *elkedä.

Adjective

*ilkeda

bad, mean
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

Related terms

*ilka

References

ilge in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN