Where does “luonnonvalkoinen” come from?
luonnonvalkoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish valkoinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
luonnonvalkoinen (Finnish): off-white of a very pale, but not white, color
Definitions
- off-white of a very pale, but not white, color
Ancestry of “luonnonvalkoinen”, step by step
luonnonvalkoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valkoinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valkoinen | white; Caucasian; A white colour |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish luonto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luonto | nature, environment; characteristics of a person |
| 2 | Finnish | luoda | to create; to shovel; to shed |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | löödäk | to hit, to strike; to beat |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | lewe- | to throw, shoot |