Where does “loistoaika” come from?

loistoaika (Finnish) comes from Finnish aika, from Finnish -isin, from Hungarian isi, from Hungarian -i, from Hungarian -é, from Albanian -ë, from Proto-West Germanic -jā, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

loistoaika (Finnish): golden age, heyday

Definitions

  1. golden age, heyday

Ancestry of “loistoaika”, step by step

loistoaika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaikatime; time, moment; appointment
2Finnish-isinThe case suffix denoting temporal distributive;...
3Hungarianisischool
4Hungarian-iAdded to a proper noun, noun or postposition to...
5HungarianUsed to form the lative, expressing the direction...
6Albanian-ing, -ion
7Proto-West Germanic-jā
8Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
9Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Finnish loisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloistoglitter, gleam, shine; A beacon equipped with...
2FinnishloistaaTo shine, glow, glare, sparkle; To excel, shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Hungarian -iEvery word from Hungarian