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

  1. lying act of telling a lie or falsehood

Ancestry of “valehtelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalehdellato lie tell untruths
2FinnishvaleA lie; an untruth; a fabrication; As modifier in...
3Proto-Finnicvalehlie, untruth
4Persianوالهenamored, distraught (e.g. with love)
Every word from Persian والهEvery word from Proto-Finnic valehEvery word from Finnish vale
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