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Where does “neonvalo” come from?

neonvalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish neon, from Ancient Greek νέον, from Ancient Greek νέος, from Latin fēlēs, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk.

neonvalo (Finnish): neon light

Definitions

  1. neon light

Ancestry of “neonvalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneonneon
2Ancient Greekνέονinflection of νέος : ## accusative singular...
3Ancient Greekνέοςyoung; youthful; new, fresh
4Latinfēlēs—
5Hungarianfélto fear, to be afraid of something; to fear...
6Proto-Uralicpidetall
7Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
8Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
9Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—
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