Where does “kalpeasti” come from?

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

kalpeasti (Finnish): palely

Definitions

  1. palely

Ancestry of “kalpeasti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalpeapale, especially when referring to a person;...
2Finnish-eaA suffix for making adjectives from some nouns...
3Proto-Finnic-edaA generic adjective marker
4Proto-Uralic-etaA generic adjective marker, attached to roots
Every word from Proto-Uralic -eta →Every word from Finnish -ea →Every word from Finnish kalpea →