Where does “valkokangas” come from?

valkokangas (Finnish) comes from Finnish kangas, from Proto-Finnic kangas, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

valkokangas (Finnish): screen; silver screen

Definitions

  1. screen; silver screen

Ancestry of “valkokangas”, step by step

valkokangas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kangas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkangascloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:...
2Proto-Finnickangascloth, fabric
3Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Finnish valkoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalkoinenwhite; Caucasian; A white colour
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic gangaz