Where does “valeta” come from?

valeta (Portuguese) comes from Proto-Finnic valget'ak, from Proto-Finnic valkeda, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wëlketa.

valeta (Portuguese): gutter

Definitions

  1. gutter

Ancestry of “valeta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvalget'akto become light
2Proto-Finnicvalkedawhite
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwëlketa—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wëlketa →Every word from Proto-Finnic valkeda →Every word from Proto-Finnic valget'ak →
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