Where does “älynväläys” come from?

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

älynväläys (Finnish): flash of brilliance, stroke of genius, sudden idea, brainstorm

Definitions

  1. flash of brilliance, stroke of genius, sudden idea, brainstorm

Ancestry of “älynväläys”, step by step

älynväläys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väläys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväläysflash
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 valadak →Every word from Finnish valaa →