Where does “hohdella” come from?

hohdella (Finnish) comes from Finnish hohtaa, from Finnish hohkaa, from Proto-Finnic hohkadak — to emanate, to radiate (heat).

hohdella (Finnish): to glimmer, gleam

Definitions

  1. to glimmer, gleam

Ancestry of “hohdella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhohtaaTo glow, shine, glimmer, gleam
2Finnishhohkaa—
3Proto-Finnichohkadakto emanate, to radiate (heat)
Every word from Proto-Finnic hohkadak →Every word from Finnish hohkaa →Every word from Finnish hohtaa →
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