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

  1. Belarusian

Ancestry of “valkovenäjänkielinen”, step by step

valkovenäjänkielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valkovenäjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvalkovenäjäBelarusian
2FinnishValko-VenäjäBelarus
3RussianБелору́ссияsee usage notes
4Old East SlavicБѣла Русь{{w|White Ruthenia}} or White Rus

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Old East Slavic Бѣла Русь →Every word from Russian Белору́ссия →Every word from Finnish Valko-Venäjä →