Where does “lippuvala” come from?

lippuvala (Finnish) comes from Finnish vala, from Proto-Finnic vala, from Proto-Uralic wala — song?; word?.

lippuvala (Finnish): pledge of allegiance, pledge to the flag

Definitions

  1. pledge of allegiance, pledge to the flag

Ancestry of “lippuvala”, step by step

lippuvala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalaoath; Indicative present connegative form of...
2Proto-Finnicvalaoath
3Proto-Uralicwalasong?; word?

via Finnish lippu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlippuflag, banner; colours; sheet, ticket
Every word from Proto-Uralic wala →Every word from Proto-Finnic vala →Every word from Finnish vala →