Where does “uppovalaisin” come from?

uppovalaisin (Finnish) comes from Finnish valaisin, from Finnish valaista, from Finnish valo, from Proto-Finnic valo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ.

uppovalaisin (Finnish): A light fixture with housing installed inside a...

Definitions

  1. A light fixture with housing installed inside a...

Ancestry of “uppovalaisin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalaisinlight fixture, luminaire, light fitting, lighting...
2Finnishvalaistato light, illuminate; to shed light on,...
3Finnishvalolight
4Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
5Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric waĺɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic valo →Every word from Finnish valo →