Where does “lasinkirkas” come from?

lasinkirkas (Finnish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

lasinkirkas (Finnish): clear as glass, crystal clear

Definitions

  1. clear as glass, crystal clear

Ancestry of “lasinkirkas”, step by step

lasinkirkas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lasi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlasiglass; bells; ice
2Swedishglasglass
3Old Swedishglas—
4Middle Low Germanglasglass
5Old Saxonglasglass
6Proto-West Germanicglasglass
7Proto-Germanicglasąglass
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

via Finnish kirkas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirkasbright; broad, especially of daylight; clear
2Proto-Finnickirk'asbright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glasą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glas →