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Where does “mustvalge” come from?

mustvalge (Estonian) comes from Estonian valge, from Proto-Finnic valkeda, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wëlketa.

mustvalge (Estonian): black-and-white, monochrome

Definitions

  1. black-and-white, monochrome

Ancestry of “mustvalge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvalgewhite; Bright of light, illuminated; Belonging to...
2Proto-Finnicvalkedawhite
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwëlketa—
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