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Where does “hohto” come from?

hohto (Finnish) comes from Finnish hohtaa, from Finnish hohkaa, from Proto-Finnic hohkadak.

hohto (Finnish): shining; gleaming; glowing

Definitions

  1. shining; gleaming; glowing

Ancestry of “hohto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhohtaaTo glow, shine, glimmer, gleam
2Finnishhohkaa—
3Proto-Finnichohkadak—

Words derived from “hohto”

  • hohtoturpiaali
  • tarunhohtoinen
  • hohtoinen
  • hohtodiodi
  • hohtomuura
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