Where does “välike” come from?

välike (Finnish) comes from Finnish ke, from Finnish kerä, from Finnish keralla, from Finnish kerralla — Adessive singular form of kerta; at one time,...

välike (Finnish): spacer; lead; non-terminal

Definitions

  1. spacer; lead; non-terminal

Ancestry of “välike”, step by step

välike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkeAbbreviation of keskiviikko
2Finnishkeräball
3Finnishkerallawith, accompanying
4FinnishkerrallaAdessive singular form of kerta; at one time,...

via Finnish väli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväligap, space; interval; distance
2Proto-Finnicvälji—
Every word from Finnish kerralla →Every word from Finnish keralla →Every word from Finnish kerä →