Where does “valkaisuaine” come from?

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

valkaisuaine (Finnish): bleach, bleaching agent

Definitions

  1. bleach, bleaching agent

Ancestry of “valkaisuaine”, step by step

valkaisuaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valkaisu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalkaisubleaching, whitewashing
2FinnishvalkaistaTo whiten, to bleach
3Finnishvalkeawhite; bright; fire, campfire
4Proto-Finnicvalkedawhite
5Proto-Finno-Ugricwëlketa—

via Finnish aine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishainematter, material, substance; subject, discipline;...
2Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
3Proto-Germanic*abnijaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wëlketa →Every word from Proto-Finnic valkeda →Every word from Finnish valkea →