Where does “taustavalo” come from?

taustavalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish tausta, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

taustavalo (Finnish): backlight

Definitions

  1. backlight

Ancestry of “taustavalo”, step by step

taustavalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tausta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaustabackground; Elative singular form of tau
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish valo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalolight
2Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—
Every word from Proto-Uralic taka →Every word from Proto-Finnic taka →Every word from Finnish taka →