Where does “kynnysvalot” come from?

kynnysvalot (Finnish) comes from Finnish kynnys, from Proto-Finnic kündüs, from Quechua kuntur — condor.

kynnysvalot (Finnish): threshold lights

Definitions

  1. threshold lights

Ancestry of “kynnysvalot”, step by step

kynnysvalot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kynnys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynnysthreshold; doorsill
2Proto-Finnickündüsthreshold
3Quechuakunturcondor

via Finnish valo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalolight
2Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—
Every word from Quechua kuntur →Every word from Proto-Finnic kündüs →Every word from Finnish kynnys →
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