Where does “herätysvalo” come from?
herätysvalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish valo, from Proto-Finnic valo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ.
herätysvalo (Finnish): wake-up light
Ancestry of “herätysvalo”, step by step
herätysvalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valo | light |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | valo | light visible radiation |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | waĺɜ | — |
via Finnish herätys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | herätys | wake-up, awakening; revival, awakening; reveille |
| 2 | Finnish | herättää | to wake up, awake(n) |
| 3 | Finnish | herätä | to awake, to wake up, to awaken; to arise, to be... |