Where does “kuolonkalpeus” come from?

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

kuolonkalpeus (Finnish): pallor mortis

Definitions

  1. pallor mortis

Ancestry of “kuolonkalpeus”, step by step

kuolonkalpeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kalpeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalpeuspaleness
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

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 →
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