Where does “valelukaste” come from?

valelukaste (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaste, from Proto-Finnic kastek, from Proto-Finnic kastadak, from Proto-Finnic -tadak, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

valelukaste (Finnish): affusion method of baptism in which water is poured on the head of the person being baptized

Definitions

  1. affusion method of baptism in which water is poured on the head of the person being baptized

Ancestry of “valelukaste”, step by step

valelukaste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkastedew; baptism, christening
2Proto-Finnickastekdew
3Proto-Finnickastadakto wet, to soak; to dip, to immerse
4Proto-Finnic-tadakForms verbs from both nominal and verbal stems
5Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

via Finnish valelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalelu(repeatedly or leisurely) casting, pouring or molding
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ta-Every word from Proto-Finnic -tadakEvery word from Proto-Finnic kastadak