Where does “vaaleus” come from?

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

vaaleus (Finnish): lightness

Definitions

  1. lightness

Ancestry of “vaaleus”, step by step

vaaleus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaalea

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

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic vaaleda →Every word from Finnish vaalea →
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