Where does “jarruvalo” come from?

jarruvalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish valo, from Proto-Finnic valo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ.

jarruvalo (Finnish): brake light

Definitions

  1. brake light

Ancestry of “jarruvalo”, step by step

jarruvalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalolight
2Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ

via Finnish jarru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjarrubrake; bromide

Words derived from “jarruvalo

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜEvery word from Proto-Finnic valoEvery word from Finnish valo