Where does “runkovalunta” come from?
runkovalunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish valunta, from Finnish valua, from Finnish valaa, from Proto-Finnic valadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic wala-.
runkovalunta (Finnish): stemflow
Ancestry of “runkovalunta”, step by step
runkovalunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valunta | runoff; flowing |
| 2 | Finnish | valua | to run, flow (slowly), stream (slowly), pour, drip, trickle |
| 3 | Finnish | valaa | to cast, pour, throw; to cast, mold; Partitive... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | valadak | to pour; to cast |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wala- | — |
via Finnish runko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | runko | trunk; hull; body |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | runka | body, torso |