Where does “eläinratavalo” come from?

eläinratavalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish eläinrata, from Finnish eläin, from Finnish elää, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.

eläinratavalo (Finnish): zodiacal light; false dawn

Definitions

  1. zodiacal light; false dawn

Ancestry of “eläinratavalo”, step by step

eläinratavalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish eläinrata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheläinratazodiac
2Finnisheläinanimal
3FinnishelääTo live, be alive; To live
4Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
5Proto-Uralicelä-to live

via Finnish valo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalolight
2Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →