Where does “Valkeakoski” come from?

Valkeakoski (Finnish) comes from Finnish koski, from Proto-Finnic koski, from Proto-Uralic kośke.

Ancestry of “Valkeakoski”, step by step

Valkeakoski traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish koski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoskirapids; Third-person singular indicative past...
2Proto-Finnickoskia continuous series of relatively small...
3Proto-Uralickośke—

via Finnish valkea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalkeawhite; bright; fire, campfire
2Proto-Finnicvalkedawhite
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwëlketa—

Words derived from “Valkeakoski”

Every word from Proto-Uralic kośke →Every word from Proto-Finnic koski →Every word from Finnish koski →