Where does “vaalentaa” come from?

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

vaalentaa (Finnish): to whiten, lighten

Definitions

  1. to whiten, lighten

Ancestry of “vaalentaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaalealight, pale of a shade of colour
2Proto-Finnicvaaleda—
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—

Words derived from “vaalentaa”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic vaaleda →Every word from Finnish vaalea →