Where does “valkaisimo” come from?

valkaisimo (Finnish) comes from Finnish valkaista, from Finnish valkea, from Proto-Finnic valkeda, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wëlketa.

valkaisimo (Finnish): bleachery, bleaching plant

Definitions

  1. bleachery, bleaching plant

Ancestry of “valkaisimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvalkaistaTo whiten, to bleach
2Finnishvalkeawhite; bright; fire, campfire
3Proto-Finnicvalkedawhite
4Proto-Finno-Ugricwëlketa—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wëlketa →Every word from Proto-Finnic valkeda →Every word from Finnish valkea →