Where does “valapatto” come from?
valapatto (Finnish) comes from Finnish vala, from Proto-Finnic vala, from Proto-Uralic wala — song?; word?.
valapatto (Finnish): perjurer, oathbreaker
Definitions
- perjurer, oathbreaker
Ancestry of “valapatto”, step by step
valapatto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vala | oath; Indicative present connegative form of... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vala | oath |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | wala | song?; word? |
via Finnish patto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | patto | crime |