Where does “kirkkauslämpötila” come from?

kirkkauslämpötila (Finnish) comes from Finnish lämpötila, from Finnish lämpö, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

kirkkauslämpötila (Finnish): brightness temperature

Definitions

  1. brightness temperature

Ancestry of “kirkkauslämpötila”, step by step

kirkkauslämpötila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lämpötila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlämpötilatemperature
2Finnishlämpöwarmth, heat; heat; fever
3Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
5Proto-Uralic-w

via Finnish kirkkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirkkausbrightness
2Finnishkirkasbright; broad, especially of daylight; clear
3Proto-Finnickirk'asbright
Every word from Proto-Uralic -wEvery word from Finnish -oEvery word from Proto-Finnic -o