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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”

  • kalventaa
  • kalveta
  • kalpeus
  • kalpeanaama
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