Where does “haljakka” come from?

haljakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish akka, from Proto-Finnic akka — old woman.

haljakka (Finnish): tepid, lukewarm; faded, pale

Definitions

  1. tepid, lukewarm; faded, pale

Ancestry of “haljakka”, step by step

haljakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish akka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishakkahag, crone; woman; wife; hag, witch; queen, bitch
2Proto-Finnicakkaold woman

via Finnish haljas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhaljasThe flesh side of split leather, see haljasnahka
2Proto-Finnichaljasgreen
Every word from Proto-Finnic akka →Every word from Finnish akka →