Where does “työvalaisin” come from?
työvalaisin (Finnish) comes from Finnish valaisin, from Finnish valaista, from Finnish valo, from Proto-Finnic valo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ.
työvalaisin (Finnish): work lamp
Ancestry of “työvalaisin”, step by step
työvalaisin 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 työ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | työ | work; job; you |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | töö | Alternative form of *tek; work, labour |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tek | you |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | te | you |