Where does “valehtelu” come from?
valehtelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish valehdella, from Finnish vale, from Proto-Finnic valeh, from Persian واله — enamored, distraught (e.g. with love).
valehtelu (Finnish): lying act of telling a lie or falsehood
Definitions
- lying act of telling a lie or falsehood
Ancestry of “valehtelu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valehdella | to lie tell untruths |
| 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) |