Where does “valkonaamamaluri” come from?

valkonaamamaluri (Finnish) comes from Finnish valkoinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

valkonaamamaluri (Finnish): whiteface

Definitions

  1. whiteface

Ancestry of “valkonaamamaluri”, step by step

valkonaamamaluri traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish maluri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmalurithornbill
2RomanianmâlA type of granular sediment found near water or...
3Proto-Albanianmālāapple

via Finnish naama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaamaface; face, mouth
2Proto-Samicnāmēvelvet on reindeer antlers
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →