Where does “valkovenäjänkielinen” come from?

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

valkovenäjänkielinen (Finnish): Belarusian

Definitions

Belarusian

Ancestry of “valkovenäjänkielinen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	valkovenäjä	Belarusian
2	Finnish	Valko-Venäjä	Belarus
3	Russian	Белору́ссия	—
4	Old East Slavic	Бѣла Русь	{{w\|White Ruthenia}} or White Rus

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