Where does “välähdys” come from?
välähdys (Finnish) comes from Finnish välähtää, from Finnish valua, from Finnish valaa, from Proto-Finnic valadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic wala-.
välähdys (Finnish): a flash, a gleam, a glint
Definitions
- a flash, a gleam, a glint
Ancestry of “välähdys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | välähtää | to glint; to flash |
| 2 | Finnish | valua | to run, flow (slowly), stream (slowly), pour, drip, trickle |
| 3 | Finnish | valaa | to cast, pour, throw; to cast, mold; Partitive... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | valadak | to pour; to cast |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wala- | — |
Words derived from “välähdys”