Where does “Lumivalko” come from?
Lumivalko (Finnish) comes from German Schneewittchen, from German Low German Sneewittken, from German Low German witt, from Old Saxon hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hwīt, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.
Lumivalko (Finnish): Snow White, from the fairy tale "Snow White and Rose Red"
Definitions
- Snow White, from the fairy tale "Snow White and Rose Red"
Ancestry of “Lumivalko”, step by step
Lumivalko traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schneewittchen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schneewittchen | a girl or woman with black or dark brown hair and... |
| 2 | German Low German | Sneewittken | — |
| 3 | German Low German | witt | white; clean |
| 4 | Old Saxon | hwīt | white |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *hwīt | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwītaz | white |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweytos | bright; shine; shine; bright |
via Finnish Lumi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Lumi | snow frozen, crystalline state of water that falls as precipitation; sometimes also similar frozen forms of other substances |
| 2 | Finnish | lumi | snow |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | lumi | snow |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | lome | snow |
via Finnish valko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valko | white |