Where does “hohteinen” come from?

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

hohteinen (Finnish): shining, lustrous, radiant, glowing

Definitions

  1. shining, lustrous, radiant, glowing

Ancestry of “hohteinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhohdeshine, luster, radiance, glow; glance; used in...
2FinnishhohtaaTo glow, shine, glimmer, gleam
3Finnishhohkaa—
4Proto-Finnichohkadakto emanate, to radiate (heat)
Every word from Proto-Finnic hohkadak →Every word from Finnish hohkaa →Every word from Finnish hohtaa →