Where does “vaaleanvihreä” come from?

vaaleanvihreä (Finnish) comes from Finnish vihreä, from Proto-Finnic viherä, from Proto-Finnic viha, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

vaaleanvihreä (Finnish): light green

Definitions

  1. light green

Ancestry of “vaaleanvihreä”, step by step

vaaleanvihreä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vihreä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvihreägreen; The color green
2Proto-Finnicviherägreen
3Proto-Finnicvihahate, anger; rage; agression
4Proto-Finnicwiša—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

via Finnish vaalea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaalealight, pale of a shade of colour
2Proto-Finnicvaaleda—
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Finnic wiša →
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