Where does “lasikuituoptiikka” come from?
lasikuituoptiikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish lasikuitu, from Finnish lasi, from Swedish glas, from Old Swedish glas, from Middle Low German glas, from Old Saxon glas, from Proto-West Germanic glas, from Proto-Germanic glasą — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
lasikuituoptiikka (Finnish): fiber optics
Ancestry of “lasikuituoptiikka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | lasikuitu | fibreglass/fiberglass |
| 2 | Finnish | lasi | glass; bells; ice |
| 3 | Swedish | glas | glass |
| 4 | Old Swedish | glas | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | glas | glass |
| 6 | Old Saxon | glas | glass |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | glas | glass |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | glasą | glass |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |