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Where does “valunta” come from?

valunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish valua, from Finnish valaa, from Proto-Finnic valadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic wala-.

valunta (Finnish): runoff; flowing

Definitions

  1. runoff; flowing

Ancestry of “valunta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaluato run, flow , stream , pour, drip; to swelter;...
2Finnishvalaato cast, pour, throw; to cast, mold; Partitive...
3Proto-Finnicvaladakto pour; to cast
4Proto-Finno-Permicwala-—
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