Where does “kuolonkalpea” come from?

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

kuolonkalpea (Finnish): pale as death, deathly pale

Definitions

  1. pale as death, deathly pale

Ancestry of “kuolonkalpea”, step by step

kuolonkalpea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kalpea

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

via Finnish kuolo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuolodeath
2Finnishkuollato die
3Proto-Finnickooldakto die
4Proto-Uralickale-to die
Every word from Proto-Uralic -eta →Every word from Finnish -ea →Every word from Finnish kalpea →