Where does “seinävalaisin” come from?
seinävalaisin (Finnish) comes from Finnish valaisin, from Finnish valaista, from Finnish valo, from Proto-Finnic valo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ.
seinävalaisin (Finnish): wall lamp
Ancestry of “seinävalaisin”, step by step
seinävalaisin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valaisin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valaisin | light fixture, luminaire, light fitting, lighting... |
| 2 | Finnish | valaista | to light, illuminate; to shed light on,... |
| 3 | Finnish | valo | light |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | valo | light visible radiation |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | waĺɜ | — |
via Finnish seinä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | seinä | wall; mains; Essive singular form of sei |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | saina | wall |