Where does “älynvälähdys” come from?

älynvälähdys (Finnish) comes from Finnish välähdys, from Finnish välähtää, from Finnish valua, from Finnish valaa, from Proto-Finnic valadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic wala-.

Ancestry of “älynvälähdys”, step by step

älynvälähdys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish välähdys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvälähdysa flash, a gleam, a glint
2Finnishvälähtääto glint; to flash
3Finnishvaluato run, flow (slowly), stream (slowly), pour, drip, trickle
4Finnishvalaato cast, pour, throw; to cast, mold; Partitive...
5Proto-Finnicvaladakto pour; to cast
6Proto-Finno-Permicwala-

via Finnish äly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishälyintellect, intelligence; smart; bucket bong
2Proto-Finnicälüintellect, intelligence, understanding
3Proto-Finno-Permicälwä
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wala-Every word from Proto-Finnic valadakEvery word from Finnish valaa