Where does “vaalennusaine” come from?

vaalennusaine (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaalennus, from Finnish vaalentaa, from Finnish vaalea, from Proto-Finnic vaaleda, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ.

vaalennusaine (Finnish): lightener, bleach

Definitions

  1. lightener, bleach

Ancestry of “vaalennusaine”, step by step

vaalennusaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaalennus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaalennuswhitening, lightening
2Finnishvaalentaato whiten, lighten
3Finnishvaalealight, pale of a shade of colour
4Proto-Finnicvaaleda—
5Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—

via Finnish aine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishainematter, material, substance; subject, discipline;...
2Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
3Proto-Germanic*abnijaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic vaaleda →Every word from Finnish vaalea →
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