Where does “kalvakas” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kalvakas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalvakka(somewhat) pale
2Finnishkalpeapale, especially when referring to a person;...
3Finnish-eaA suffix for making adjectives from some nouns...
4Proto-Finnic-edaA generic adjective marker
5Proto-Uralic-etaA generic adjective marker, attached to roots
Every word from Proto-Uralic -eta →