Where does “kokkovalkea” come from?

kokkovalkea (Finnish) comes from Finnish valkea, from Proto-Finnic valkeda, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wëlketa.

kokkovalkea (Finnish): bonfire

Definitions

  1. bonfire

Ancestry of “kokkovalkea”, step by step

kokkovalkea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valkea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalkeawhite; bright; fire, campfire
2Proto-Finnicvalkedawhite
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwëlketa—

via Finnish Kokko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKokkoAny of a number of small places in Finland
2Proto-Finnickokkoia conical heap
3Proto-Finnickokkahook
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wëlketa →Every word from Proto-Finnic valkeda →Every word from Finnish valkea →