Where does “platinanvaalea” come from?

platinanvaalea (Finnish) comes from Finnish platina, from Spanish platina, from Spanish plata, from Vulgar Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

platinanvaalea (Finnish): platinum blond, platinum blonde

Definitions

  1. platinum blond, platinum blonde

Ancestry of “platinanvaalea”, step by step

platinanvaalea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish platina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishplatinaplatinum
2Spanishplatinaplatinum; stage
3Spanishplataargent; silver; money
4Vulgar Latinplattusflattened; flat; smooth
5Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

via Finnish vaalea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaalealight, pale of a shade of colour
2Proto-Finnicvaaleda—
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek πλατύς →