Where does “kirjainvälistys” come from?

kirjainvälistys (Finnish) comes from Finnish välistys, from Finnish valistaa, from Finnish valo, from Proto-Finnic valo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ.

kirjainvälistys (Finnish): tracking

Definitions

  1. tracking

Ancestry of “kirjainvälistys”, step by step

kirjainvälistys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish välistys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvälistysspacing such as leading, kerning or tracking
2Finnishvalistaato enlighten, to inform, to educate
3Finnishvalolight
4Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
5Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—

via Finnish kirjain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjainletter; Genitive plural form of kirja
2Finnishkirjatato book, log, register; to register
3Finnishkirjabook; quire
4Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic valo →Every word from Finnish valo →