Where does “valumatuuli” come from?
valumatuuli (Finnish) comes from Finnish valua, from Finnish valaa, from Proto-Finnic valadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic wala-.
valumatuuli (Finnish): katabatic wind
Ancestry of “valumatuuli”, step by step
valumatuuli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valua | to run, flow (slowly), stream (slowly), pour, drip, trickle |
| 2 | Finnish | valaa | to cast, pour, throw; to cast, mold; Partitive... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | valadak | to pour; to cast |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wala- | — |
via Finnish Tuuli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Tuuli | wind |
| 2 | Finnish | Tuulikki | A forest goddess, daughter of Tapio in the Kalevala |