Where does “vale” come from?

vale (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic valeh, from Persian واله — enamored, distraught (e.g. with love).

vale (Estonian): false; lie

Definitions

  1. false; lie

Ancestry of “vale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvalehlie, untruth
2Persianوالهenamored, distraught (e.g. with love)

Words derived from “vale”

Every word from Persian واله →Every word from Proto-Finnic valeh →
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