Where does “валыкелькс” come from?

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

валыкелькс (Erzya): foreword

Definitions

  1. foreword

Ancestry of “валыкелькс”, step by step

валыкелькс traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Erzya вал

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaвалword
2Proto-Uralicwalasong?; word?

via Erzya икеле

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