Where does “valokki” come from?

valokki (Finnish) comes from Finnish valo, from Proto-Finnic valo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ.

valokki (Finnish): cloudberry, "Rubus chamaemorus"

Definitions

  1. cloudberry, "Rubus chamaemorus"

Ancestry of “valokki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalolight
2Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic valo →Every word from Finnish valo →
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