Where does “nokivalkea” come from?

nokivalkea (Finnish) comes from Finnish valkea, from Proto-Finnic valkeda, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wëlketa.

Ancestry of “nokivalkea”, step by step

nokivalkea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valkea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalkeawhite; bright; fire, campfire
2Proto-Finnicvalkedawhite
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwëlketa

via Finnish noki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnokisoot; Indicative present connegative form of...
2Proto-Finnicnokisoot
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wëlketaEvery word from Proto-Finnic valkedaEvery word from Finnish valkea
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