Where does “kipinäväli” come from?

kipinäväli (Finnish) comes from Finnish kipinä, from Finnish öinen, from Finnish yö, from Proto-Finnic öö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje.

kipinäväli (Finnish): spark gap

Definitions

  1. spark gap

Ancestry of “kipinäväli”, step by step

kipinäväli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kipinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkipinäspark; tent heater supervision duty
2Finnishöinennocturnal
3Finnishyöperiod of day Previous: iltayö Next: aamuyö;...
4Proto-Finnicöönight
5Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—

via Finnish väli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväligap, space; interval; distance
2Proto-Finnicvälji—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje →Every word from Proto-Finnic öö →Every word from Finnish yö →