Where does “valkoinen valhe” come from?
valkoinen valhe (Finnish) comes from Finnish valkoinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
valkoinen valhe (Finnish): white lie
Ancestry of “valkoinen valhe”, step by step
valkoinen valhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valkoinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valkoinen | white; Caucasian; A white colour |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish valhe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valhe | lie, fabrication, untruth |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | valeh | lie, untruth |
| 3 | Persian | واله | enamored, distraught (e.g. with love) |