Where does “valkaista” come from?

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

valkaista (Finnish): To whiten, to bleach

Definitions

  1. To whiten, to bleach

Ancestry of “valkaista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalkeawhite; bright; fire, campfire
2Proto-Finnicvalkedawhite
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwëlketa—

Words derived from “valkaista”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wëlketa →Every word from Proto-Finnic valkeda →Every word from Finnish valkea →