Where does “linssiheijastus” come from?

linssiheijastus (Finnish) comes from Finnish linssi, from Swedish lins, from German Linse, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.

linssiheijastus (Finnish): lens flare

Definitions

  1. lens flare

Ancestry of “linssiheijastus”, step by step

linssiheijastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish linssi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlinssilens; lentil
2Swedishlinslentil, pulse (legume), the plant Lens culinaris and its crop
3GermanLinselens; lentil
4German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
5Middle High German-en
6Old High German-īn
7Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Finnish heijastus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheijastusreflection
2Finnish-usForms nouns from verbs, describing an action or...
3Proto-Finnic-usForms some nouns from nominal stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from German -enEvery word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz