Where does “valli” come from?
valli (Finnish) comes from Frankish Walha, from Proto-Germanic walhaz, from Latin Volcae, from Proto-Celtic wolkos, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.
valli (Finnish): embankment, bank; dike; cushion, rail, rail...
Definitions
- embankment, bank; dike; cushion, rail, rail...
Ancestry of “valli”, step by step
valli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Frankish Walha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankish | Walha | foreigners, Romans, Celts |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 3 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |
via Swedish vall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vall | a bank (long sloping elevation on the ground), often in the form of a wall (cognate) of earth, gravel, or the like, used as a primitive fortification (but also of for example snow), an embankment, an earthwork |
| 2 | Old Swedish | valder | — |
| 3 | Latin | vallum | wall, rampart, entrenchment |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | to see, perceive |