Where does “valhe” come from?

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

valhe (Finnish): lie, fabrication, untruth

Definitions

  1. lie, fabrication, untruth

Ancestry of “valhe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “valhe”

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