Where does “lähivalo” come from?

lähivalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish valo, from Proto-Finnic valo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ.

lähivalo (Finnish): low beam of an individual headlight; as in English, the plural is used for the pair, see lähivalot

Definitions

  1. low beam of an individual headlight; as in English, the plural is used for the pair, see lähivalot

Ancestry of “lähivalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalolight
2Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic valo →Every word from Finnish valo →