Where does “lattiavalaisin” come from?
lattiavalaisin (Finnish) comes from Finnish valaisin, from Finnish valaista, from Finnish valo, from Proto-Finnic valo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ.
lattiavalaisin (Finnish): floor lamp
Ancestry of “lattiavalaisin”, step by step
lattiavalaisin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valaisin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valaisin | light fixture, luminaire, light fitting, lighting... |
| 2 | Finnish | valaista | to light, illuminate; to shed light on,... |
| 3 | Finnish | valo | light |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | valo | light visible radiation |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | waĺɜ | — |
via Finnish lattia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lattia | floor |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | flatją | a level surface; level ground; the floor of a... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | flataz | flat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plÁt- | — |