Where does “nenänvalkaisu” come from?

nenänvalkaisu (Finnish) comes from Finnish valkaisu, from Finnish valkaista, from Finnish valkea, from Proto-Finnic valkeda, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wëlketa.

nenänvalkaisu (Finnish): period of abstaining from alcohol

Definitions

  1. period of abstaining from alcohol

Ancestry of “nenänvalkaisu”, step by step

nenänvalkaisu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valkaisu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalkaisubleaching, whitewashing
2FinnishvalkaistaTo whiten, to bleach
3Finnishvalkeawhite; bright; fire, campfire
4Proto-Finnicvalkedawhite
5Proto-Finno-Ugricwëlketa—

via Finnish nenä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnenänose; rhinarium, nose leather
2Proto-Finnicnenänose
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wëlketa →Every word from Proto-Finnic valkeda →Every word from Finnish valkea →
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