Where does “seksivalistus” come from?

seksivalistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish seksi, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

seksivalistus (Finnish): sex education

Definitions

  1. sex education

Ancestry of “seksivalistus”, step by step

seksivalistus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish seksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseksisex; sexuality
2Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
3Proto-Italicseksus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Finnish valistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvalistusEnlightenment
2Finnishvalistaato enlighten, to inform, to educate
3Finnishvalolight
4Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
5Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →