Where does “kimmellys” come from?

kimmellys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kimmeltää, from Finnish kimaltaa, from Finnish -altaa — Forms primarily [[Appendix:Finnish verbal derivatives#Momentane.

kimmellys (Finnish): glittering, glistening

Definitions

  1. glittering, glistening

Ancestry of “kimmellys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkimmeltääTo glitter; Third-person singular indicative...
2Finnishkimaltaato glitter
3Finnish-altaaForms primarily [[Appendix:Finnish verbal derivatives#Momentane
Every word from Finnish -altaa →Every word from Finnish kimaltaa →Every word from Finnish kimmeltää →