Where does “vainovalkea” come from?

vainovalkea (Finnish) comes from Finnish Väinö, from Finnish Väinämöinen, from Finnish väinä — Synonym of suvanto.

vainovalkea (Finnish): A fire set in order to alarm others for approaching enemy

Definitions

  1. A fire set in order to alarm others for approaching enemy

Ancestry of “vainovalkea”, step by step

vainovalkea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Väinö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishVäinöpersecution
2FinnishVäinämöinenThe main hero of the Finnish national epic Kalevala
3FinnishväinäSynonym of suvanto

via Finnish valkea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalkeawhite; bright; fire, campfire
2Proto-Finnicvalkedawhite
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwëlketa—
Every word from Finnish väinä →Every word from Finnish Väinämöinen →Every word from Finnish Väinö →