Where does “parrasvalo” come from?

parrasvalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish parras, from Proto-Finnic pardas, from Proto-Germanic bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

parrasvalo (Finnish): limelight, footlight the light

Definitions

  1. limelight, footlight the light

Ancestry of “parrasvalo”, step by step

parrasvalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish parras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishparrasbrink, verge, edge; In external locative cases,...
2Proto-Finnicpardasedge, brink, verge
3Proto-Germanicbardazbeard
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

via Finnish valo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalolight
2Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic bardaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic pardas →