Where does “kasvivalaisin” come from?

kasvivalaisin (Finnish) comes from Finnish valaisin, from Finnish valaista, from Finnish valo, from Proto-Finnic valo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ.

kasvivalaisin (Finnish): grow light, plant light

Definitions

  1. grow light, plant light

Ancestry of “kasvivalaisin”, step by step

kasvivalaisin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valaisin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalaisinlight fixture, luminaire, light fitting, lighting...
2Finnishvalaistato light, illuminate; to shed light on,...
3Finnishvalolight
4Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
5Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—

via Finnish kasvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasviplant
2Finnishkasvaato grow
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic valo →Every word from Finnish valo →