Where does “kalpea” come from?

kalpea (Finnish) comes from Finnish -ea, from Proto-Finnic -eda, from Proto-Uralic -eta — A generic adjective marker, attached to roots.

kalpea (Finnish): pale, especially when referring to a person;...

Definitions

  1. pale, especially when referring to a person;...

Ancestry of “kalpea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-eaA suffix for making adjectives from some nouns...
2Proto-Finnic-edaA generic adjective marker
3Proto-Uralic-etaA generic adjective marker, attached to roots

Words derived from “kalpea

Every word from Proto-Uralic -etaEvery word from Finnish -eaEvery word from Proto-Finnic -eda