Where does “valkaisu” come from?

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

valkaisu (Finnish): bleaching, whitewashing

Definitions

  1. bleaching, whitewashing

Ancestry of “valkaisu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvalkaistaTo whiten, to bleach
2Finnishvalkeawhite; bright; fire, campfire
3Proto-Finnicvalkedawhite
4Proto-Finno-Ugricwëlketa—

Words derived from “valkaisu”

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