Etymology in the sources
Source-reportedInvented by Juhani Aho for a character in his novel Panu (1897), from the female name Ilpotar occurring in folk poetry by removing the suffix -tar.
Sources for this account (5)
- Wiktionary: IlpoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: IlpoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- French Wiktionary: IlpoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Polish Wiktionary: IlpoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Russian Wiktionary: IlpoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

