Where does “valakka” come from?
valakka (Finnish) comes from Swedish valack, from German Wallach, from Middle Low German wallache, from Russian волох, from Old East Slavic волохъ, from Proto-Slavic volxъ, from Proto-Germanic walhaz, from Latin Volcae — wet, damp.
valakka (Finnish): light, pale of color
Definitions
- light, pale of color
Ancestry of “valakka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | valack | a gelding |
| 2 | German | Wallach | gelding castrated male horse |
| 3 | Middle Low German | wallache | — |
| 4 | Russian | волох | a member of one of the Romanic peoples, such as... |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | волохъ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | volxъ | a Roman, a speaker of a Romance language |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 8 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |