Where does “vale” come from?

vale (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic valeh, from Persian واله — enamored, distraught (e.g. with love).

vale (Finnish): A lie; an untruth; a fabrication; As modifier in...

Definitions

  1. A lie; an untruth; a fabrication; As modifier in...

Ancestry of “vale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvalehlie, untruth
2Persianوالهenamored, distraught (e.g. with love)

Words derived from “vale

Every word from Persian واله
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