Where does “vitivalkea” come from?

vitivalkea (Finnish) comes from Finnish valkea, from Proto-Finnic valkeda, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wëlketa.

Ancestry of “vitivalkea”, step by step

vitivalkea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valkea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalkeawhite; bright; fire, campfire
2Proto-Finnicvalkedawhite
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwëlketa—

via Finnish viti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvitifreshly fallen white and dry snow
2Proto-Samicvëcëfreshly fallen snow
3Proto-Uralicwetewater
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wëlketa →Every word from Proto-Finnic valkeda →Every word from Finnish valkea →