Where does “nuotiovalkea” come from?

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

Ancestry of “nuotiovalkea”, step by step

nuotiovalkea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valkea

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

via Finnish nuotio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuotiocampfire, fire open fire, for example for cooking or heating
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wëlketa →Every word from Proto-Finnic valkeda →Every word from Finnish valkea →