Where does “vaalia” come from?

vaalia (Ingrian) comes from Proto-Finnic vaaleda, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ.

vaalia (Ingrian): pale; light

Definitions

  1. pale; light

Ancestry of “vaalia”, step by step

vaalia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic vaaleda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvaaleda—
2Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—

via Russian вали́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвали́тьto fell, to throw down, to cause to fall; to...
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