Where does “valakki” come from?
valakki (Finnish) comes from Finnish valakka, 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 — wet, damp.
valakki (Finnish): A white horse; Wallachian
Definitions
- A white horse; Wallachian
Ancestry of “valakki”, step by step
valakki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valakka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valakka | light, pale of color |
| 2 | Swedish | valack | a gelding |
| 3 | German | Wallach | gelding castrated male horse |
| 4 | Middle Low German | wallache | — |
| 5 | Russian | волох | a member of one of the Romanic peoples, such as... |
| 6 | Old East Slavic | волохъ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | volxъ | a Roman, a speaker of a Romance language |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 9 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |