Where does “haalentua” come from?

haalentua (Finnish) comes from Finnish haalentaa, from Finnish haalea, from Proto-Finnic haleda — bright, shining.

haalentua (Finnish): To cool to become less hot

Definitions

  1. To cool to become less hot

Ancestry of “haalentua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhaalentaaTo cool to make less hot
2Finnishhaaleatepid, lukewarm; faded, pale
3Proto-Finnichaledabright, shining
Every word from Proto-Finnic haleda →Every word from Finnish haalea →Every word from Finnish haalentaa →