Where does “kalvas” come from?

kalvas (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic kalbas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂elbʰós — white; mountain; brilliant, shining white.

kalvas (Finnish): pale

Definitions

  1. pale

Ancestry of “kalvas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickalbaspale
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂elbʰóswhite; mountain; brilliant, shining white

Words derived from “kalvas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂elbʰós →Every word from Proto-Finnic kalbas →