Where does “halovalo” come from?

halovalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish halo, from English halo, from Latin halōs, from Ancient Greek ἅλως — threshing floor; grain on the floor; disk.

Ancestry of “halovalo”, step by step

halovalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish halo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhaloIndicative present connegative form of halkoa;...
2EnglishhaloA circular band of coloured light, visible around...
3Latinhalōshalo (a circle around the sun or moon)
4Ancient Greekἅλωςthreshing floor; grain on the floor; disk

via Finnish valo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalolight
2Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ
Every word from Ancient Greek ἅλωςEvery word from Latin halōsEvery word from English halo