Where does “valkovenäjä” come from?

valkovenäjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish Valko-Venäjä, from Russian Белору́ссия, from Old East Slavic Бѣла Русь — {{w|White Ruthenia}} or White Rus.

valkovenäjä (Finnish): Belarusian

Definitions

  1. Belarusian

Ancestry of “valkovenäjä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishValko-VenäjäBelarus
2RussianБелору́ссияsee usage notes
3Old East SlavicБѣла Русь{{w|White Ruthenia}} or White Rus

Words derived from “valkovenäjä”

Every word from Old East Slavic Бѣла Русь →Every word from Russian Белору́ссия →Every word from Finnish Valko-Venäjä →