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Where does “valkovenäläinen” come from?

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

valkovenäläinen (Finnish): Belarusian; White Russian

Definitions

  1. Belarusian; White Russian

Ancestry of “valkovenäläinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishValko-VenäjäBelarus
2RussianБелору́ссия—
3Old East SlavicБѣла Русь{{w|White Ruthenia}} or White Rus
Every word from Old East Slavic Бѣла Русь →