Where does “vaaleus” come from?
vaaleus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaalea, from Proto-Finnic vaaleda, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ.
vaaleus (Finnish): lightness
Ancestry of “vaaleus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | vaalea | light, pale; blond , fair |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vaaleda | — |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | waĺɜ | — |