Where does “salamavalo” come from?

salamavalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish valo, from Proto-Finnic valo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ.

salamavalo (Finnish): camera flash

Definitions

  1. camera flash

Ancestry of “salamavalo”, step by step

salamavalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalolight
2Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—

via Finnish Salama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSalamalightning, bolt
2Proto-Finnicsalamalightning
3Proto-Uralicśalaelm

Words derived from “salamavalo”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic valo →Every word from Finnish valo →