Where does “majakkalyhty” come from?
majakkalyhty (Finnish) comes from Finnish majakka, from Russian мая́к, from Slavic majakъ, from Proto-Slavic majati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic māˀ-.
majakkalyhty (Finnish): lighthouse lantern
Ancestry of “majakkalyhty”, step by step
majakkalyhty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish majakka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | majakka | lighthouse; beacon; rotating light, beacon |
| 2 | Russian | мая́к | lighthouse |
| 3 | Slavic | majakъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | majati | to beckon; to wave; to detain, to dawdle |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | māˀ- | — |
via Finnish lyhty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lyhty | lantern; any plant of the genus Ceropegia; the... |
| 2 | Swedish | lykta | a lantern, a handheld lamp; bald face, a horse... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | luchte | — |