Where does “valkio” come from?

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

valkio (Finnish): white

Definitions

  1. white

Ancestry of “valkio”, step by step

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