Where does “tievalaistus” come from?

tievalaistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish valaistus, from Finnish valaista, from Finnish valo, from Proto-Finnic valo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ.

tievalaistus (Finnish): road lighting, street lighting

Definitions

  1. road lighting, street lighting

Ancestry of “tievalaistus”, step by step

tievalaistus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valaistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalaistuslighting; enlightenment; bodhi
2Finnishvalaistato light, illuminate; to shed light on,...
3Finnishvalolight
4Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
5Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—

via Finnish tie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtieway; road; avenue
2Proto-Finnicteeway, road
3Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic valo →Every word from Finnish valo →
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