Where does “elovalkea” come from?
elovalkea (Finnish) comes from Finnish valkea, from Proto-Finnic valkeda, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wëlketa.
elovalkea (Finnish): sheet lightning
Ancestry of “elovalkea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | valkea | white; bright; fire, campfire |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | valkeda | white |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | wëlketa | — |