Where does “jäälyhty” come from?
jäälyhty (Finnish) comes from Finnish jää, from Proto-Finnic jää, from Proto-Uralic jäŋe — ice.
jäälyhty (Finnish): ice lantern
Ancestry of “jäälyhty”, step by step
jäälyhty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jää | ice; rock; in the expression on the rocks =... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | jää | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | jäŋe | ice |
via Finnish lyhty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lyhty | lantern; any plant of the genus Ceropegia; the... |
| 2 | Swedish | lykta | a lantern, a handheld lamp; bald face, a horse... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | luchte | — |