Where does “vall” come from?
vall (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic valadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic wala-.
vall (Livonian): pour; light
Ancestry of “vall”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | valadak | to pour; to cast |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wala- | — |