Where does “valeakaasia” come from?

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

valeakaasia (Finnish): black locust, false acacia, Robinia pseudoacacia tree

Definitions

black locust, false acacia, Robinia pseudoacacia tree

Ancestry of “valeakaasia”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	vale-	false, pseudo-
2	Finnish	vale	A lie; an untruth; a fabrication; As modifier in...
3	Proto-Finnic	valeh	lie, untruth
4	Persian	واله	enamored, distraught (e.g. with love)

Every word from Persian واله →Every word from Finnish vale- →Every word from Proto-Finnic valeh →