Where does “valkki” come from?

valkki (Finnish) comes from Swedish valk, from Swedish valka — to full cloth, to waulk.

valkki (Finnish): bun shaper, hair bundle, hair pad

Definitions

  1. bun shaper, hair bundle, hair pad

Ancestry of “valkki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvalka callus; hardened area of the skin
2Swedishvalkato full cloth, to waulk

Words derived from “valkki”

Every word from Swedish valka →Every word from Swedish valk →