Where does “валмельгакс” come from?

валмельгакс (Erzya) comes from Erzya вал, from Proto-Uralic wala — song?; word?.

валмельгакс (Erzya): postposition

Definitions

  1. postposition

Ancestry of “валмельгакс”, step by step

валмельгакс traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Erzya вал

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaвалword
2Proto-Uralicwalasong?; word?

via Erzya мельга

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaмельгаafter
Every word from Proto-Uralic walaEvery word from Erzya вал