Where does “valehičča” come from?

valehičča (Karelian) comes from Proto-Finnic valeh, from Persian واله — enamored, distraught (e.g. with love).

valehičča (Karelian): liar

Definitions

  1. liar

Ancestry of “valehičča”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvalehlie, untruth
2Persianوالهenamored, distraught (e.g. with love)
Every word from Persian واله →Every word from Proto-Finnic valeh →