Where does “vaalentuminen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “vaalentuminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvaalentuaTo whiten, become white(r)
2Finnishvaalentaato whiten, lighten
3Finnishvaalealight, pale of a shade of colour
4Proto-Finnicvaaleda—
5Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic vaaleda →Every word from Finnish vaalea →